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HB2060Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Amends the deadlines for the upgrade or conversion of cesspools to Director of Health-approved wastewater system or connection of cesspools to a sewerage system. Requires priority 1 cesspools to be upgraded, converted, or connected by 12/31/2050, and phases the deadlines for lower priority cesspools in later years. Requires the Director of Health, in consultation with the counties, to determine the prioritization level of all cesspools in the State.
HB2061Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement to support the State's Gun Buyback Program, including at least two gun buyback events in each county. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB2063Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes licensed paramedics to administer buprenorphine after administration of an opioid antagonist in cases of opioid overdoses, under certain conditions. Requires the Department of Health to implement a phased pilot program in at least 1 county with verified linkage-to-care capacity and authorizes expansion of the program statewide as additional treatment resources become available. Requires a report to the Legislature evaluating program outcomes.
HB2064Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Provides a temporary income tax credit for the cost of upgrading or converting a cesspool to a septic system or an aerobic treatment unit system or connecting to a sewer system. Permits the Department of Health, as a pilot program, to certify no more than two residential large capacity cesspools. Applies to taxable years after 12/31/2027. Sunsets 12/31/2032.
HB2065Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Appropriates general funds into and out of the water pollution control revolving fund to provide additional low-interest loans for eligible projects.
HB2066Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Enacts, and authorizes the Governor to enter into, the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
HB2067Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Repeals law that provides that all local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices are preempted and that existing local laws and regulations conflicting with the state law on smoking are null and void. Clarifies that counties retain the authority to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices, as long as the ordinances do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law on smoking.
HB2068Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Repeals the sunset provision in Act 45, SLH 2024, related to the counties' authorization to develop, construct, finance, refinance, or otherwise provide mixed-use developments.
HB2069Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Repeals language prohibiting county legislative bodies from imposing stricter conditions or other requirements on certain housing projects of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.
HB2070Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Adds new preferences for state and county employees to the eligibility criteria for housing development programs administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Clarifies the Corporation's authority to adopt rules and determine the order of applicant preferences.
HB2071Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Exempts, under certain circumstances, parties alleging domestic abuse from participating in mediation during paternity or divorce proceedings.
HB2072Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Establishes the Homeless Services Special Fund. Allows counties to apply for matching funds from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund for certain housing projects. Increases the conveyance tax rates for certain properties. Establishes conveyance tax rates for multifamily residential properties. Establishes new exemptions to the conveyance tax. Allocates collected conveyance taxes to the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund, Homeless Services Special Fund, and Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Amends allocations to the Land Conservation Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
HB2073Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes each county that has established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015 to extend the surcharge until 12/31/2045 at the same rates if the county does so before 1/1/2028. Provides that no county surcharge on state tax authorized for a county that has not established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015, shall be levied before 1/1/2019 or after 12/31/2045. Repeals certain conditions on the use of surcharges received from the State for counties having a population equal to or less than 500,000 that adopt a county surcharge on state tax.
HB2074Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Establishes a gradient penalty structure for the offense of hindering prosecution in the first degree, based on the level of offense hindered.
HB2075Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Establishes a class C felony penalty for the unlawful possession, control, or transfer of a firearm or ammunition in violation of a valid judicial protective order or restraining order.
HB2076Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Establishes appropriate sanctions for the offense of assault against a law enforcement officer in the first degree.
HB2077Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Establishes new deadlines for the completion of Law Enforcement Standards Board certification responsibilities.
HB2079Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Reestablishes the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB2080Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Authorizes the rehiring of retirants for positions that are unique and critical to operations. Limits the duration of each retirant's reemployment to 4 years.
HB2081Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Requires that state and county firefighters exempt from commercial driver licensure be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy for employees that is equivalent to, or exceeds the provisions of, the safety and health standards established by the United States Department of Transportation for holders of commercial driver's licenses.
HB2082Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Establishes heightened penalties for the offense of bribery under certain circumstances.
HB2083Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Amends the offense of promoting a controlled substance in, on, or near schools, school vehicles, public parks, or public housing projects or complexes to include homeless facilities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
HB2084Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Appropriates grant-in-aid moneys to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Victim Witness Assistance Program.
HB2085Introduced
2026 Regular Session
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age.