Prohibits any Executive Branch employee with procurement authority who is nominated or appointed by the Governor to a compensated position subject to confirmation by the Senate from engaging in certain campaign fundraising activities. (HD1)
Maddy summaryHB 2106 expands who must publicly disclose their financial information by adding new categories of individuals or entities to existing disclosure requirements. This means more people, such as certain officials or contractors, will need to report their financial interests to the public under this bill. The key mechanism is simply broadening the current list of those subject to these public financial disclosure rules.
Requires designated campaign finance documents to be submitted electronically through the Campaign Spending Commission's upgraded electronic filing system. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Maddy summaryHB 2288 expands parole eligibility for incarcerated individuals by allowing them to qualify for parole through participation in a broader range of rehabilitation programs. The bill directly affects committed persons (those serving prison sentences) by adding new program types to the existing criteria for parole consideration. Key provisions require correctional facilities to recognize these additional programs as meeting the eligibility requirements for parole hearings. This change aims to provide more pathways for inmates to demonstrate rehabilitation progress before parole consideration.
Repeals future adjustments to income tax brackets. For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026, increases the income tax rates for the three highest income tax brackets by one percentage point each. Increases a taxpayer's applicable percentage of employment-related expenses that is used to calculate the household and dependent care services tax credit. Establishes certain disallowance periods following a final decision that a claim for the credit was due to fraud and that the claim was disallowed. Extends the sunset for amendments made by Act 163, SLH 2023, to the Household and Dependent Care Services Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and Food/Excise Tax Credit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Appropriates moneys out of the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund for fiscal year 2026-2027 to maintain the levels of programs determined to be essential to education, public health, and public welfare, to provide for counter cyclical economic and employment programs of economic downturn, to restore facilities destroyed or damaged or services disrupted by disaster, and to meet other emergencies declared by the Governor or determined to be urgent by the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Appropriates general funds to various programs due to anticipated operating shortfalls because of the lack of authority to transfer funds between programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Allows applicants for driver's permit, driver's license, or civil identification cards to request a disability notation on their permit, license, or identification card. Requires the Department of Transportation to establish public outreach efforts and coordinate with state and county law enforcement agencies regarding the disability notation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Maddy summaryHCR 3 is a non-binding House Concurrent Resolution requesting Hawaii's Department of Education to make public school recreational facilities (like pools and fields) available to the public during non-peak hours and non-school days. It does not create new law but asks the DOE to expand access beyond current requirements, which already mandate facility availability with a 10-day online application under Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapter 39. The resolution cites concerns about inequitable access to recreation, particularly in low-income and rural communities. As a request, it has no legal force and does not alter existing rules for facility use.
Maddy summaryHouse Resolution 2 requests the Hawaii Department of Education to make public school recreational facilities (such as pools, gyms, and fields) available to the public during non-peak hours and non-school days. It aims to improve equitable access to recreation, particularly for rural and low-income communities that face barriers to physical activity. The resolution does not change existing administrative rules (which already require online applications 10 days in advance for public use during non-school times) but formally asks the Department to prioritize this access. It is a non-binding request, not a law, intended to encourage expanded use of school facilities.
