HB 1535 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS.

Summary

Establishes an income tax credit for automated external defibrillator devices that are installed and placed in service in certain places of public accommodation located in the State, subject to registration requirements. Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a statewide automated external defibrillator registry to collect and maintain certain information. Requires the owner or operator of an automated external defibrillator located in a place of public accommodation to conduct certain maintenance. Requires reporting of certain automated external defibrillator data to the Department of Health. Requires the Department of Health to coordinate with certain entities. Requires the Department of Health to request funds from the 911 Fund for the establishment and maintenance of the automated external defibrillator registry. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1535_HD2 → HB1535_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a mandatory statewide registry for automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and require owners to register devices before claiming a tax credit. It also shifts the effective date of the tax credit from the distant future (July 1, 3000) to December 31, 2026, and authorizes funding from the 911 fund to maintain the registry.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include the creation of a new administrative registry and specific maintenance requirements for AED owners, in addition to the original tax credit provision.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Department of Health to establish and maintain a statewide registry for AEDs in public places.

Added a condition that taxpayers must prove their AED is registered in the new state registry to qualify for the income tax credit.

Added specific duties for AED owners, including regular maintenance, inspection records, and reporting device usage during emergencies.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the tax credit from July 1, 3000, to December 31, 2026.

FISCAL

Authorized the Department of Health to request money from the 911 fund to pay for the registry and its coordination with emergency services.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3183) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Mar 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPN, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 241).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 354-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

20 primary · 0 co-sponsors