Hawaii Bills

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 25, 2025

HB 1424: RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS.

Requires the Director of Finance to report to the Legislature on the transfer of funds originally appropriated for positions but used for operating expenses, and vice versa. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 25, 2025

SB 1245: RELATING TO PHARMACISTS.

Beginning 7/1/2026, mandates reimbursement for services provided by participating registered pharmacists practicing within their scope of practice by private and public health plans in the State and requires the health plans to recognize pharmacists licensed in the State as participating providers. (CD1)

Topics ✓ Healthcare

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 25, 2025

SB 1322: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Requires the Department of Health to submit annual reports to the Legislature on emergency transportations and assisted community treatment petitions and orders, based on information provided by service providers and the Department of the Attorney General. Clarifies the procedures for emergency transportation, examination, and hospitalization for individuals who may be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse who are imminently dangerous to self or others. Requires treatment providers to provide relevant information to the Attorney General for purposes of preparing an assisted community treatment petition. Amends the procedures for involuntary hospitalizations and assisted community treatment petitions. Clarifies the circumstances under which a subject of an assisted community treatment order can be administered medication over objection. Allows a single psychiatrist, rather than a panel of three, to provide administrative authorization for medical treatment over the objection of a patient who is in the custody of the Director of Health and in a psychiatric facility. (CD1)

Topics ✓ Healthcare

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 25, 2025

HB 735: RELATING TO WASTEWATER.

Allows an individual wastewater system to serve up to five bedrooms, regardless of the number of dwellings, dwelling units, or accessory units, whether attached or detached, with certain exclusions. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 25, 2025

HB 1348: RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to lease public lands for recreation-residence use by public lottery under certain conditions and restrict participation in the public lottery to residents of the county in which the leased land is located under certain conditions. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 25, 2025

HB 277: RELATING TO VEHICULAR PURSUIT.

Establishes requirements related to vehicular pursuit by law enforcement agencies. Beginning 1/1/2027, requires law enforcement agencies to provide reports to the Department of the Attorney General on all vehicular pursuits. (CD1)

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 25, 2025

SB 1526: RELATING TO THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TOXICOLOGY TESTING LABORATORY.

Extends the lapse date for funds appropriated out of the Drug and Alcohol Toxicology Testing Laboratory Special Fund for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 for the establishment and maintenance of a drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory. (CD1)

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

signed · Hawaii · Senate Jun 25, 2025

SB 30: RELATING TO MOPEDS.

Prohibits persons under the age of sixteen from driving a moped. Requires all persons driving a moped to wear a safety helmet, regardless of age. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 25, 2025

HB 648: RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP SERVICES.

Establishes a two-year pilot program in the Probate Court and Family Court of the First Circuit to fund certain guardianship- and conservatorship‑related court resources in situations where the respondent does not have sufficient funds to pay for one or more of the resources and the court has deemed the resource or resources beneficial. Requires the Judiciary to submit reports to the Governor and Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 25, 2025

HB 1159: RELATING TO COMMERCIAL HARBORS.

HB 1159 establishes a Commercial Harbors Emergency Evacuation Working Group to develop emergency evacuation plans for commercial harbors, requiring the group to submit a report to the legislature. This bill directly affects commercial harbor operators and port authorities by mandating new planning and reporting obligations. The key mechanism is the creation of this working group, which will coordinate evacuation planning efforts, followed by a formal legislative report. (Procedural bill; summary limited to concrete requirements described in the abstract.)

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 25, 2025

HB 477: RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.

Amends the definition of "registered for work" or "registration for work" under the Hawaii Employment Security Law. Repeals the requirement to post work availability online. Amends the qualifications for unemployed individuals who are able to receive certain unemployment benefits. Beginning 4/1/2027, permits electronic notification of determinations or redeterminations of unemployment claims. Repeals language that limited an individual's ability to change a previously elected withholding status to once during a benefit year. (SD2)

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

signed · Hawaii · House Jun 25, 2025

HB 987: RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Establishes a Procurement Automation System Special Fund to be administered by the State Procurement Office. Adds the Executive Director of the School Facilities Authority as the Chief Procurement Officer for the School Facilities Authority in the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. (CD1)

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