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)
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)
Requires certain government entities in the State that issue building permits to establish a self-certification process for behind-the-meter, customer-sited solar distributed energy resource systems that deems permit applications approved and allows applicants to proceed to build solar distributed energy resource system immediately. Requires certain government entities in the State that issue building permits to develop guidance for determining specific conditions when a Federal Emergency Management Agency-mandated No-Rise Certification is not required for a solar distributed energy resource system located in a regulatory floodway. Effective 4/19/2042. (SD1)
Authorizes applicants, operators, and third-party employers, rather than the Department of Health, to conduct background checks of employees and adult volunteers at healthcare facilities. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)
Maddy summarySB 2746 creates an income tax credit for individuals covering medical travel costs not paid by insurance, such as trips to specialists or treatments outside their local area. This directly affects people with significant out-of-pocket medical travel expenses who lack insurance coverage for those costs. The credit is set to expire on January 1, 2031, as it includes a sunset provision. The bill was introduced on January 23, 2026, and has advanced to committee referral.
Prohibits homeowners insurance policies from limiting or denying payment of replacement costs, extended replacement costs, or building code upgrade costs for a dwelling solely because the insured elects to rebuild the dwelling at a different location or purchase an already-constructed home at a different location. Allows for the combination of dwelling and other structures coverage limits to fund the rebuilding or replacement of the primary residence under certain conditions. Requires notice to policyholders.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to issue supplemental contracts to community-based organizations to address increases in costs related to labor, insurance, utilities, rent, and gas.
Requires the Office of Consumer Protection to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding actions taken in response to potential violations of the Residential-Landlord Tenant Code. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Maddy summaryThis Senate Resolution (SR 6) requests the Hawaii State Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). The audit would examine whether DHHL is effectively fulfilling its mission to deliver lands to native Hawaiian beneficiaries, including its efficiency, resource use, land development pace, and impact on housing stability and cultural preservation. It specifically aims to assess why a $600 million 2022 investment has not reduced the 29,000-person waitlist, with over 2,100 beneficiaries dying while awaiting land. The resolution requires the Auditor to evaluate DHHL's operations, trust fund sustainability, and beneficiary access, then submit findings to the Legislature by early 2027. This is a procedural request for evaluation, not a law changing DHHL's operations.
Maddy summarySCR 13 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution requesting Hawaii's Auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). The audit will examine DHHL's progress in fulfilling its mission to deliver homestead lands to native Hawaiian beneficiaries, including its efficiency, resource use, land development rates, and program effectiveness in improving housing stability and cultural preservation. It specifically requires the Auditor to assess whether DHHL is adequately managing its $600 million 2022 funding, address the 29,000+ applicant waitlist, and evaluate communication with beneficiaries. The Auditor must submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature by January 2027, including a timeline for improvements. This resolution directly affects DHHL's operations and the 29,000+ applicants awaiting land.
