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HI SB 1166

died on adjournment

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 1166 pass?

No. HI SB 1166 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 (2026-05-01): Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.

What is HI SB 1166 about?

Allows the Hawaii Property Insurance Association, the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, and private insurers to bring claims against responsible parties for amounts paid by the insurers for losses resulting from climate disasters and extreme weather attributable to climate change. Requires insurance rates established by the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to account for any proceeds from the civil claims against a responsible party. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 1166?

LEE, C. are the primary sponsors of HI SB 1166.

Description

Allows the Hawaii Property Insurance Association, the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund, and private insurers to bring claims against responsible parties for amounts paid by the insurers for losses resulting from climate disasters and extreme weather attributable to climate change. Requires insurance rates established by the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to account for any proceeds from the civil claims against a responsible party. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LEEprimary
  • C.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.

  2. 2026-05-01

    Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Dela Cruz added as Co-Chair. Senator Inouye discharged as Co-Chair.

  3. 2026-05-01

    Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 812).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:31PM; Conference Room 224.

  5. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:30PM in conference room 224.

  6. 2026-04-28

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 224.

  7. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-24

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

  9. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Inouye, Rhoads Co-Chairs.

  10. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 740).

    receipt

  11. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 610).

    introduction,receipt

  12. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  13. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  14. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (9) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  15. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2152-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  16. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Lee, M., Miyake, Reyes Oda; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2026-03-30

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1556-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  19. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-25

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-03-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2026-03-20

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1286-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  23. 2026-03-20

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  24. 2026-03-18

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  27. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  28. 2025-03-06

    Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-03-04

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  30. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 269) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  31. 2025-02-28

    Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 888) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  32. 2025-02-28

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  33. 2025-02-26

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-02-26

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-02-21

    The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  36. 2025-02-14

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 666) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  37. 2025-02-14

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  38. 2025-02-12

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2025-02-07

    The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-12-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & videoconference.

    deferral

  40. 2025-01-31

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 9:50AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  41. 2025-01-27

    Referred to CPN, WAM/JDC.

    referral-committee

  42. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  43. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

    introduction

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-12 · pass · 3-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Awa: no
    • McKelvey: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-26 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-26 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: no

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2025-03-04 · pass · 22-3

  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-18 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: no

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-25 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Shimizu: no
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting
    • Cochran: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 14-2

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: no
    • Gedeon: no

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1166&year=2026

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