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Hawaii 2026

HB 20

RELATING TO LAVA ZONE INSURANCE.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appropriation ($), DCCA, Homeowners Insurance, Insurance Division, Lava Zones, Report, Study
Introduced / first action
2025-01-10 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Requires the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct a study on the homeowners insurance market for lava zones 1 and 2. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Ilagan, Pierick.

  2. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

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  3. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

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  4. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  5. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  6. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 566) in amended form (SD 2).

  7. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3675) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  8. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

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  10. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  11. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3316) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  12. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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  13. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  14. The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  15. Referred to CPN, WAM.

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  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 5).

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  17. Passed First Reading.

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  18. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 816-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  19. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  20. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

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  21. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.

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  22. Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 688-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  25. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Muraoka, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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  26. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Kong, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Marten; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

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  27. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  29. Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

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  30. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  31. Prefiled.

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