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passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2033: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a streamlined grid-ready homes interconnection process. Authorizes the use of the Hawaii electricity reliability surcharge for cost recovery of certain expenses of the Hawaii Electricity Reliability Administrator associated with the grid-ready homes interconnection process. Requires a report to the PUC on the grid-ready homes interconnection process. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyRequires streamlined grid-ready homes interconnection for renewables, authorizes surcharge funding for infrastructure, advancing renewable energy adoption.95% confidence
Jarrett Keohokalole (D) Troy Hashimoto (D) Carol Fukunaga (D) Joy San Buenaventura (D) Stanley Chang (D)
passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2968: RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Requires hotelkeepers to supply and provide annual training on the proper use and limitations of a panic button to certain workers no later than 1/1/2027. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates hotelkeepers to provide panic button safety training to hospitality workers, strengthening workplace safety protections per Labor & Employment topic indicators.95% confidence
Mike Gabbard (D) Angus McKelvey (D) Stanley Chang (D) · 2 co-sponsors
passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2749: RELATING TO SENTENCING.

Amends repeat offender sentencing provisions to allow sentencing courts, under certain circumstances, to sentence defendants in class C felony cases to probation with appropriate terms and conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAllows probation for repeat offenders in class C felonies, reducing incarceration and supporting rehabilitation-focused sentencing reform.85% confidence
Stanley Chang (D)
passed · Hawaii · House Feb 18, 2026

HB 1996: RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.

Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts from the sale of hearing aids received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill exempts hearing aid sales from general excise tax, providing tax relief for necessary medical devices, aligning with tax relief indicators.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExempts hearing aid sales from tax, reducing costs and improving access to a healthcare service (hearing aids) for patients.85% confidence
Gregg Takayama (D) Terez Amato (D) Sue Lee Loy (D) Diamond Garcia (R) Jenna Takenouchi (D) · 1 co-sponsor
passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2936: RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.

Beginning 7/1/27, increases the number of required accessible and van accessible parking spaces in parking lots with more than twenty-five parking spaces that are covered by title II or III of the Americans with Disabilities Act with certain expectations. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)
Angus McKelvey (D)
passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2993: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Human Resources Development to offer fully subsidized public transit passes for state employees. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationFunds fully subsidized public transit passes for state employees, directly advancing public transit access and usage through dedicated appropriations.95% confidence
Karl Rhoads (D) Brandon Elefante (D) Chris Lee (D) Troy Hashimoto (D) Joy San Buenaventura (D)
passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2281: RELATING TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTH CARE.

Requires health care providers using artificial intelligence (AI) in patient interactions to disclose to the patient that the patient is interacting with artificial intelligence. Requires health care providers using AI in making consequential decisions relating to the patient to provide certain notice and statements to the patient; maintain a qualified AI oversight personnel who shall be a natural person that reviews, evaluates, and validates or overrides AI outputs; monitor and conduct regular performance evaluations of their AI systems; implement procedures to address identified deficiencies; and maintain certain records. Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules. Implementation effective 7/1/2028. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates AI disclosure and human oversight in patient interactions, protecting patient rights through transparency and review of consequential decisions.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyMandates AI disclosure and human oversight in healthcare, promoting transparency and patient safety in AI applications per bill's requirements.90% confidence
Jarrett Keohokalole (D) Karl Rhoads (D) Troy Hashimoto (D) Carol Fukunaga (D) Michelle Kidani (D)
passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 2589: RELATING TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

Establishes the Hanai Memory Network Program within the Executive Office on Aging to create a network of dementia care specialists and support systems to assist individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill appropriates funds to establish dementia care specialists and the HANAI program, directly funding healthcare services for Alzheimer's patients under state public health initiatives.95% confidence
Troy Hashimoto (D) Sharon Moriwaki (D) Stanley Chang (D) · 4 co-sponsors
passed · Hawaii · House Feb 17, 2026

HR 13: RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE.

This House Resolution (HR 13) amends committee assignments for the Hawaii House of Representatives' Thirty-Third Legislature following resignations and reassignments. It removes former Representative Daniel Holt from multiple committee roles and adjusts positions for several current members: Sean Quinlan becomes Chair of the Legislative Management Committee (replacing Holt), Linda Ichiyama joins as Vice Chair, Kirstin Kahaloa is added to the Legislative Management Committee, and Kyle Yamashita transitions from Revenue Manager to GIA Manager on the Finance Committee. All other committee memberships remain unchanged per prior House resolutions. The changes directly affect the 13 House members named in the resolution and govern internal legislative committee structure for the 2026 session.
Nadine Nakamura (D)
passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 17, 2026

SB 2285: RELATING TO COMPLEX PATIENT TREATMENT.

Appropriates funds to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Department of Health to contract with community-based organizations for a behavioral health complex patient model. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1)
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds behavioral health services via community-based organizations for complex patients, directly advancing mental health care access and program support.95% confidence
Jarrett Keohokalole (D) Troy Hashimoto (D) Carol Fukunaga (D) Michelle Kidani (D) Joy San Buenaventura (D) · 1 co-sponsor
passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 17, 2026

SB 2289: RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF NEED.

Exempts from the certificate of need requirements certain health care facilities and services that provide certain health care services, serve federally designated medically underserved rural areas, lower patient costs, are unlikely to be overprescribed, and assist certain vulnerable populations. (SD1)
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExempts maternal/pediatric health facilities, rural services, and vulnerable populations from CON requirements to lower costs and improve access, aligning with healthcare access and affordability indicators.85% confidence
Michelle Kidani (D) Joy San Buenaventura (D) Angus McKelvey (D) Stanley Chang (D) Tim Richards (D) · 1 co-sponsor
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