Sen. Sharon Moriwaki

Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as a school resource officer or investigator in positions identified by the Department of Education or the Department of the Attorney General, respectively, as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill positions, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Director of Human Resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as school resource officers or investigators.

Removes discriminatory requirements for mandatory insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures to create parity of coverage for same-sex couples, unmarried individuals, transgender persons, and opposite-sex couples for whom male infertility is the relevant factor. Requires the insured or the insured's dependent spouse to have a history of infertility of at least six months' duration, rather than five years. Includes need for medical intervention to conceive due to physiological or anatomical factors.

Allocates ten per cent of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Removes the annual cap on conveyance taxes paid into the Rental Housing Revolving Fund.

Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires the Department of Education to include the teaching of financial literacy in the personal transition plan requirement for each student.

Maddy summarySB 57 requires all domestic and foreign corporations operating in the state to provide annual reports to their shareholders detailing independent political expenditures (such as ads not coordinated with candidates) and direct political contributions. This applies to every corporation subject to state jurisdiction, directly affecting shareholders who receive these disclosures. The key mechanism mandates that corporations compile and distribute specific financial data on political spending each year, ensuring transparency about corporate involvement in elections. The bill focuses solely on disclosure requirements, with no provisions altering campaign finance rules or candidate regulations.

Establishes an exemption from applicable county permit requirements for repetitive construction projects for facilities under the control of the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, or School Facilities Authority. Repeals 1/1/2030.

Maddy summarySB 44 would allow counties to ban housing discrimination against renters based on their income source, such as housing vouchers, public benefits, or disability payments. This directly affects renters who rely on non-wage income by preventing landlords from refusing them solely because of how they pay rent. Counties would gain the authority to create and enforce their own local rules against this practice. The bill enables local governments to address housing access barriers without requiring state-level legislative action.

Makes an application for voter registration part of the enrollment applications or course registration process for Department of Education high schools. Requires eligible student applicants to be given the choice to be registered to vote. Requires updating of names and addresses of eligible student applicants who are already registered to vote unless the applicant declines. Requires the sharing of certain information among the counties, Department of Education, election personnel, and online voter registration system.

Decreases the time period for the legislative body of a county to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove housing developments exempt from certain requirements pursuant to section 201H-38, HRS, from forty-five days to thirty days.

Establishes enhanced penalties for multiple violations of the same liquor law by licensees in a county with a population of 500,000 or more, under certain circumstances.