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HI HB 2226

died on adjournment

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2226 pass?

No. HI HB 2226 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-30): Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5

What is HI HB 2226 about?

Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the name of the people of the State as parens patriae against any responsible party to recover certain costs or obtain certain relief, including costs and losses incurred by the Hawaii Property Insurance Association, Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, or other state entities, resulting from climate attributable harm or costs for risk of future climate attributable harm. Authorizes the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, or any private insurer licensed in the State to bring a civil cause of action against a responsible party to recover its costs and losses resulting from climate attributable harm.

Who sponsors HI HB 2226?

TARNAS, GRANDINETTI, AMATO and 11 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2226.

Description

Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in the name of the people of the State as parens patriae against any responsible party to recover certain costs or obtain certain relief, including costs and losses incurred by the Hawaii Property Insurance Association, Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, or other state entities, resulting from climate attributable harm or costs for risk of future climate attributable harm. Authorizes the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, or any private insurer licensed in the State to bring a civil cause of action against a responsible party to recover its costs and losses resulting from climate attributable harm.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-01-30 — Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TARNASprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-30

    Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

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