Budget & Taxes

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 512: RELATING TO FIREFIGHTING.

Requires the State Fire Marshal to establish a Statewide Firefighting Helicopter Program. Appropriates funds for the State Fire Marshal to obtain helicopters, facilities equipment, drones, and supplies; hire and train staff; and do other things necessary to ensure that the Program is ready to begin providing aerial firefighting services on 7/1/2026.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for firefighting program, directly increasing state budget allocation for essential public safety services.95% confidence

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passed both · Hawaii · House Mar 30, 2026

HB 1780: RELATING TO STUDENT TRANSPORTATION.

Requires the Department of Education to establish a student bus fare rate system that includes free school bus passes for students who meet certain statutory requirements. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for free student bus passes for low-income families, directly funding an essential public service program under the Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides free bus passes for FRL-eligible students, removing transportation barriers and expanding access to K-12 education through direct funding.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAppropriates funds for student bus fare system with free passes for eligible students, directly funding and expanding school transportation services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding School Transportation Student Health Public Transit

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in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 1484: RELATING TO TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes the Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership within the Department of Transportation. Establishes the Community Improvement Revolving Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for Community Improvement Revolving Fund and transit development, advancing public infrastructure funding through fiscal allocation.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingEstablishes Community Improvement Revolving Fund and Transit-Oriented Community Partnership to promote housing development via zoning exemptions and DOT funding, directly advancing housing projects.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationEstablishes DOT partnership for transit-oriented development with funding, promoting public transit infrastructure and sustainable transportation projects.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Property Development

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in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 1012: RELATING TO THE LAND STUDY BUREAU SOIL RATING SYSTEM.

Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in coordination with other agencies, to update the soil data used in the land study bureau soil rating system and create a mechanism for regular soil data updates. Appropriates funds.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for soil data updates, directly funding a state bureau's operations under budgetary authority.90% confidence

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passed both · Hawaii · House Apr 2, 2026

HB 773: RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds to establish grant specialist positions to assist farmers and ranchers in meeting the requirements to receive grants offered by the United States Department of Agriculture, State, counties, or private entities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for grant specialist positions to assist farmers with USDA grants, directly allocating budget resources for program support within Department of Agriculture.95% confidence

Tags Agriculture

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 6, 2026

SB 967: RELATING TO HEALTH.

SB 967 requires Medicaid and private health insurance plans to cover intravenous ketamine therapy for treating depression. The bill mandates this coverage for eligible patients and allocates state funding to support the program. It directly affects individuals seeking this specific depression treatment and insurers who must now include it in covered services. The policy change creates a new requirement for health coverage without specifying additional eligibility criteria beyond the therapy's use for depression.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates state funding for mandated Medicaid/private insurance coverage of ketamine therapy, directly increasing budgetary spending on healthcare services.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates Medicaid/private insurance coverage for ketamine therapy, expands mental health treatment access, and allocates state funding for depression treatment coverage.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Medicaid Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2026

SB 2404: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to revitalize and enhance the Agricultural Statistics Program to collect data on local agricultural interests. Appropriates funds.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for Agricultural Statistics Program, directly supporting budget allocation for state agricultural data collection.95% confidence

Sub-Topics State Budget

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 2, 2026

SB 3304: RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Requires the State Auditor to conduct audits of Medicaid health care insurance contractors and the Department of Human Services and its Med-QUEST division at least once every two years, with the first audits to be conducted by 1/1/2027, and the reports to be submitted no later than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2027. Requires the Auditor to conduct audits. Appropriates funds.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires biennial Medicaid audits with appropriated funds, strengthening fiscal oversight and accountability per Budget & Taxes topic.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Audits & Accountability

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passed · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1111: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

SB 1111 establishes a permanent Agricultural Statistics Program within state law and allocates dedicated funding for its operation. The program will collect and analyze agricultural data to support informed decision-making related to farming, crop production, and rural economic planning. This bill directly affects state agricultural agencies and data collection systems, requiring them to implement the new program starting July 1, 2050. The measure is procedural, focusing on creating a statutory framework and funding mechanism rather than changing existing agricultural policies.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates dedicated funding for Agricultural Statistics Program, directly addressing appropriations within state budget framework.90% confidence

Tags Data Reporting

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passed · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 636: RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

Establishes a school capital improvement project modernization initiative in the School Facilities Authority to create a planning database for school facilities. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for school facilities modernization initiative, directly funding public infrastructure under state budget management.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill appropriates funds for school capital improvement modernization initiative and creates a planning database for school facilities, directly advancing K-12 infrastructure funding and modernization.90% confidence

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