Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 240)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB251
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Refer
2/4/25
Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules and carry out an Invasive Species Placard Program for plant nurseries. Allows a county to adopt an Invasive Species Placard Program if the Department does not adopt the Program within a certain number of years.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2510
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Repeals the sunset provision in Act 45, SLH 2024, related to the counties' authorization to develop, construct, finance, refinance, or otherwise provide mixed-use developments.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2511
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Repeals language prohibiting county legislative bodies from imposing stricter conditions or other requirements on certain housing projects of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2512
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Adds new preferences for state and county employees to the eligibility criteria for housing development programs administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Clarifies the Corporation's authority to adopt rules and determine the order of applicant preferences.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2513
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Exempts, under certain circumstances, parties alleging domestic abuse from participating in mediation during paternity or divorce proceedings.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2514
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Establishes the Homeless Services Special Fund. Allows counties to apply for matching funds from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund for certain housing projects. Increases the conveyance tax rates for certain properties. Establishes conveyance tax rates for multifamily residential properties. Establishes new exemptions to the conveyance tax. Allocates collected conveyance taxes to the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund, Homeless Services Special Fund, and Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Amends allocations to the Land Conservation Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2515
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Authorizes each county that has established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015 to extend the surcharge until 12/31/2045 at the same rates if the county does so before 1/1/2028. Provides that no county surcharge on state tax authorized for a county that has not established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015, shall be levied before 1/1/2019 or after 12/31/2045. Repeals certain conditions on the use of surcharges received from the State for counties having a population equal to or less than 500,000 that adopt a county surcharge on state tax.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2523
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Appropriates moneys as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Information Technology to upgrade the driver's license and motor vehicle application systems.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2524
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
Appropriates funds to the Department of Housing and Land Management and Department of Design and Construction of the City and County of Honolulu as grants-in-aid to comply with the requirements of Act 206, SLH 2017, and Act 210, SLH 2018. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2525
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Reestablishes the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2526
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Authorizes the rehiring of retirants for positions that are unique and critical to operations. Limits the duration of each retirant's reemployment to four years. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2527
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Requires that state and county firefighters exempt from commercial driver licensure be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy for employees that is equivalent to, or exceeds the provisions of, the safety and health standards established by the United States Department of Transportation for holders of commercial driver's licenses.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2519
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Refer
2/4/26
Report Pass
2/9/26
Report Pass
2/10/26
Refer
2/10/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Refer
3/24/26
Report Pass
4/8/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Enrolled
5/5/26
Establishes new deadlines for the completion of Law Enforcement Standards Board certification responsibilities. (CD1)
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB252
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/14/25
Refer
3/14/25
Report Pass
3/21/25
Refer
3/21/25
Clarifies that the importation of any pest or material infested or infected with an insect or other animal, disease, or pest is prohibited. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to administratively inspect any article imported or moved into the State from the continental United States or between the Hawaiian Islands. Prohibits the sale, barter, or donation of items or material that is a pest, is infested or infected with a pest, or prohibited from being sold. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to compel the quarantine, treatment, or destruction of certain materials. Clarifies penalties for various quarantine and import law violations, based in part on whether violations were knowingly committed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2520
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Refer
2/3/26
Report Pass
2/9/26
Report Pass
2/10/26
Refer
2/10/26
Report Pass
3/6/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/12/26
Amends Act 213, SLH 2024, by repealing its sunset date and requiring the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a one-time report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2031. Requires the Department of the Attorney General, in consultation with the Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit ongoing annual reports to the Legislature. (SD2)