SR 58 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO REMOVE CANNABIS FROM THE FEDERAL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STATES THAT ARE CLEARING DEFENDANTS' RECORDS OF CANNABIS OFFENSES, AND FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE FULL SPECTRUM OF BANKING SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-RELATED BUSINESSES.

This Senate Resolution asks the U.S. Congress to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act, which would eliminate the risk of federal enforcement actions against states and businesses that have legalized cannabis. It also requests federal support for states that are clearing criminal records of past cannabis offenses to help affected individuals access housing and employment. Additionally, the bill seeks to enable cannabis-related businesses to access full banking services, including deposit insurance, which are currently restricted under federal law. The resolution is directed at Hawaii's congressional delegation to advocate for these changes in Washington.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action May 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

SR58 → SR58_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect a shift from a regular session to the first special session of the 2026 legislative period, accompanied by changes in sponsor information and updated dates. Substantively, the text was refined to replace specific references to 'Hawaii' with 'the State' or 'Hawai'i' for consistency, and a new clause was added to explicitly include alcohol and tobacco in the comparison of federal regulation, highlighting the disparity in how these substances are treated under federal law compared to cannabis.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on federal cannabis reform, but the added context regarding alcohol and tobacco broadens the legislative argument by drawing a parallel between the federal regulation of cannabis and other legal substances.

TECHNICAL

Added a new 'WHEREAS' clause comparing the federal regulation of alcohol and tobacco to cannabis to strengthen the argument for reform.

Changed references from 'Hawaii' to 'the State' or 'Hawai'i' for consistency throughout the text.

Updated the legislative session designation from 'Regular Session' to 'S.D. 1' (Special Session) and adjusted associated metadata dates.

Updated sponsor names and bill numbers to reflect the transition to the special session.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Elefante, Fevella, Inouye, Moriwaki).

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Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3533) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

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Apr 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Mar 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 04-02-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

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Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to JDC.

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Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Offered.

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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors