SB 2426 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Summary

Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to contract or form a partnership with private parties to assist with the maintenance and management of sunscreen dispensers at all state beaches, as well as publicize that the mineral-based sunscreen in these dispensers is more protective of the coral reefs of the State. Appropriates funds for the installation, maintenance, management, and operation of non-chemical sunscreen dispensers on all state beaches. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2426 → SB2426_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to change the effective date of the sunscreen dispenser program from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, and to update the legislative metadata to reflect the first Senate District committee reading. The funding amount for the program was also removed from the text, leaving a blank placeholder instead of the specific $100,000 figure. These changes significantly delay the implementation of the state's mineral-based sunscreen dispenser initiative by over two decades.

Scope change

The bill's applicability remains the same regarding state beaches, but the timeline for implementation has been drastically extended.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the sunscreen dispenser program was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, delaying the start of the initiative by 24 years.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount of $100,000 was removed and replaced with a blank space, removing the explicit funding commitment from the text.

TECHNICAL

Metadata fields were updated to reflect the bill's progression to the first Senate District committee reading (SD1), including changes to the author's name and revision numbers.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from AEN/WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2569) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to AEN/WLA, WAM.

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors