Hawaii 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 243)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2561
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Refer
2/3/26
Clarifies an association boardâs authority with respect to calling and authorizing electronic meetings, electronic voting at electronic meetings, electronic voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2562
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Requires the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to be prorated if the vehicle is rented or leased for fewer than six hours of a day.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2563
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/20/26
Refer
2/20/26
Establishes a three-year Homelessness Sanctuary Pilot Program to be administered by the Coordinator on Homelessness, in coordination with the Department of Human Services and the City and County of Honolulu, on designated land for the pilot program, which shall serve as a safe location for unhoused primary caregivers and children under the age of eighteen to reside and access services. Requires the Coordinator on Homelessness and the Coordinator's partner agencies to provide certain facilities and services to the designated location. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2564
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/17/26
Refer
2/17/26
Adds the requirement that a written consent to adoption be notarized.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2565
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Establishes a fixed disposition deadline requiring the Supreme Court to decide an application for certiorari within 60 days after the application is filed. Applies prospectively to cases in which the judgment or dismissal order of the Intermediate Court of Appeals was filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2539
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Establishes a statewide 3% annual limit on rent increases under chapter 521, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Prohibits rent increases during the first 12 months of a tenancy and requires notice and certification for exempt properties.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB254
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Increases the procurement thresholds for small purchases. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2540
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/18/26
Refer
2/18/26
Prohibits the assessment of any fees, fines, or court costs against a person who was adjudicated for an offense committed during the person's minority, or against the person's parent or guardian, and discharges all related debt obligations assessed before the effective date of the Act. Encourages the use of community service and other programs that employ aina-based principles. Repeals certain penalties imposed on parents, guardians, or other persons associated with unaccompanied children in streets and unmarried minors in dance halls. Effective 7/1/2027. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2531
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amends section 11-357, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to prohibit state and county elected officials as defined in section 11-342(d), HRS, from soliciting or accepting campaign contributions during any Regular Session or Special Session of the state Legislature, including any extension of any Regular Session or Special Session or any legislative recess day, holiday, or weekend.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2532
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/19/26
Refer
2/19/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/6/26
Refer
3/10/26
Report Pass
3/25/26
Refer
3/25/26
Report Pass
4/10/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Enrolled
5/5/26
Amends various sections of Hawaii's campaign spending laws by requiring designated campaign finance forms to be submitted electronically through the Campaign Spending Commission's upgraded electronic filing system. Effective 11/4/2026. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2533
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Adjusts the salaries of the Campaign Spending Commission's Executive Director and Associate Director to align with similar government officials who have compliance and enforcement responsibilities. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2534
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit destructive live-fire military training on State public trust lands.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2535
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Prohibits the capture and sale of aquatic life for commercial aquarium purposes, regardless of the method of collection.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2536
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Clarifies that residential projects involving ground disturbance in high-risk areas remains subject to review under the State Historic Preservation Program. Removes the historic review exemption for lands presumed nominally sensitive.
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Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB2537
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/28/26
Amends the composition of the Land Use Commission to require at least one member who has substantial experience and expertise in water resource management. Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to submit a list of nominees to the Governor for the appointment of a commission member having substantial experience or expertise in traditional Hawaiian land usage and knowledge of cultural land practices.