III, Herbert M. "Tim"" Richards"
Hawaii
Record ID: HI-Senate-4-RICHARDS-I
- Assistant Majority Whip
- Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 202
- 808-586-6760
- senrichards@capitol.hawaii.gov
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Legislation
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 494 SD2 | Auditor; Charter Schools; State Public Charter School Commission; Financial Audit; Report; Appropriations | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3251 SD2 HD1 | ICE; DLE; DLNR; DoTax; ATG; Border Patrol; Law Enforcement; State Employment; Prohibition | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3253 SD2 HD1 | DLNR; Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary; Endangered Species; Native Wildlife; Conservation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3001 SD2 HD1 | DCCA; AG; Artificial Intelligence; Conversational Artificial Intelligence Services; Disclosures; Protections; Minors; UDAP Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2272 SD1 | Department of Health; Home Health Agencies; Accreditation; Certification; Licensing Inspections; Public Information | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 1117 SD2 HD2 | Department of Transportation; Rebate; Electric Mobility Device Subaccount; Electric Mobility Device Rebate Program; Electric Motorcycles; Reports; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2798 SD1 HD1 | Law Enforcement; Agricultural Enforcement Program; Permanent; Statewide | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 298 SD1 HD1 | DHS; Medicaid; In-Home Services; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 299 SD2 HD1 | Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 1120 SD1 HD1 | DOT; Clean Fuel Standard; Greenhouse Gases; Alternative Fuels; Feasibility Study; Rules | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 847 SD2 | SHPDA; Board of Psychology; Prescriptive Authority; Clinical Psychologists; Pilot Program; Federally Qualified Health Centers; Kauai; Rules; Report | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3320 SD1 HD1 | DBEDT; ADC; Food and Product Innovation Network; Food Safety; Regulatory Integration; Performance Indicators; Market Access; Branding Initiatives; Enterprise Zones; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3322 SD2 | Law Enforcement Officers; Law Enforcement Agencies; Facial Coverings; Visible Identification; Civil Immigration Enforcement | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2047 SD2 HD1 | Insurance Commissioner; Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Prescription Drugs; Maximum Allowable Cost; Contracting Pharmacies; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 328 SD1 HD2 | Income Tax; Dairy Farm Retrofit; Hog Farm Conversion; Tax Credit | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2060 SD2 | HHFDC; Department of Budget and Finance; RHRF; Mixed-Income Subaccount; Transfer of Moneys | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 608 SD2 HD1 | Veterans Rights and Benefits; Advice; Assistance; Regulation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2319 SD1 | DAB; Grant Writer; Position; Permanent; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2320 SD1 HD1 | UH; DOE; DAB; ADC; DLIR; Farmers; Agricultural Careers; Kuleana AgTech Pathways Program; Regional Hubs; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2321 SD1 | DAB; Two-Lined Spittlebug Response Pilot Program; Invasive Species; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2069 SD2 | HHFDC; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2074 SD1 HD1 | Stadium Authority; Hawaii Tourism Authority; Naming Rights; Stadium; Concessions; Advertising; Marketing; Stadium Development Special Fund | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2075 SD1 | Public Procurement; Local Preference; Hawaii Bidders; Hawaii Offerors; Competitive Sealed Bidding; Competitive Sealed Proposals; Debarment; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 71 SD2 HD1 | Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Mixed-Income Subaccount; Workforce Rental Housing; Director of Finance; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2338 SD1 HD1 | HHFDC; HPHA; Executive Director; Deputy Executive Director; Finance Manager; Salary; Employment Contracts | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2342 SD2 | HHFDC; LIHTC; RHRF; Qualified Allocation Plan; Perpetual Affordability; Working Group; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2088 SD1 HD1 | DLIR; Insurance Commissioner; Nontraditional Workforce; Portable Health Care Benefits; Voluntary Pilot Program; High Deductible Health Plan; Catastrophic Health Plan; Health Savings Account; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2613 SD1 HD1 | DOE; BLNR; Department of Land and Natural Resources; HSPLS; County of Kauai; Public Schools; Land Transfer | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2614 HD1 | DOE; Veterans; High School Diploma | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2360 SD1 HD1 | State Enterprise Zones; Qualified Business; State Business Tax Credit; General Excise Tax; Eligible Business Activities; Retail Sales; Value-Added Agricultural Products; Hawaii Food and Production Innovation Network; Health Care Services; Exemption; Extension | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 382 HD1 | Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Protest; Debriefing; Disclosure of Competing Proposals | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2892 SD1 | Feral Chickens; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 952 SD2 HD1 | DHS; OWR; Child Welfare System; Diversion and Intervention; Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 1229 SD2 HD1 | HHFDC; DURF; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Equity Pilot Program; Interim Financing | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2908 SD1 HD1 | DBEDT; Counties; Permitting; Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Pre-Compliance Intake Pilot Platform; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 146 SD1 HD2 | Condominiums; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Evaluative Mediation; Binding Arbitration | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2405 SD1 HD1 | DAB; Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2407 SD2 | ADC; Agriculture; Agricultural Development; Property Management; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2153 SD2 | BAB; Bona Fide Farmer; Bona Fide Agricultural Activity; Definitions; Report | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2155 SD1 HD1 | Individual Wastewater Systems; Bedrooms; Increase | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2925 SD1 HD1 | DAB; Taxation; Natural Management of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Tax Credit | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 717 SD1 HD1 | Collective Bargaining; Grievance; Suspension; Discharge; Exempt Employees | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 989 SD1 HD1 | HTDC; Technology Enablement; Project Management Software; Portal; Facilitated Application Process; Small Businesses; Report; Appropriations | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2175 SD2 | Disposable Electronic Smoking Devices; Prohibition; Penalty | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 177 SD1 HD1 | DOA; Division of Animal Industry; Aquaculture Program; Import Assessment; Biological Aquatic Risk-Based Framework; Biocontainment Standards; Aquatic Livestock; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 2177 SD2 | HHFDC; Housing Development; Counties; Affordable Housing; Application; Approval | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2190 SD2 HD1 | Housing; Development; Counties; Inclusionary Zoning; Exemption | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2192 SD1 HD1 | Counties; Aggregate Zoned Residential Capacity; Reduction | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2706 SD1 HD1 | DAB; LCC; DHRD; Agriculture and Biosecurity Workforce Development Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 747 SD1 HD2 | BOE; DOE; Audit Office; Established; Reports; Positions; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 763 SD2 HD3 | DLE; Agricultural Enforcement Program; Theft of an Agricultural Product or Commodity; Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund; Positions; Appropriation | unknown | 2026 |
| SB 3264 SD1 | Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; Assistant Administrator; Salary Determination | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2761 SD2 HD1 | Social Media Platforms; Individuals Under Sixteen Years of Age; Age Verification; Parental Consent; Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2277 SD1 HD1 | SHPDA; Health Care; Hospitals; Price Transparency; Consumer Protection; Federal Requirements | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2046 SD2 HD1 | Department of Health; Water Quality; Underground Storage Tanks and Tank Systems; Confirmed Release; Environmental Restoration; Jet Fuel; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2053 SD2 HD1 | Salvaged Motor Vehicles; Transfer; Electronic Signature | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2057 SD2 HD1 | State Agencies; Law Enforcement; Federal Immigration Agents; Assistance; Prohibition; First Amendment; Immigration Enforcement | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2090 | Judiciary; Family Court; Child Custody Evaluators; Licensed Mental Health Counselors | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2114 SD2 | Collective Bargaining; Grievance Procedure; Suspension; Discharge; Discipline; Exempt Employees | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2115 SD1 | Collective Bargaining in Public Employment; Repricing of Classes; Negotiations; Impasse Procedures; Arbitration | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2372 SD2 HD1 | DLNR; UH; Exceptional Trees Program; Significant Trees; State Arborist Advisory Committee; County Arborist Advisory Committees | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2117 SD1 | EUTF; Collective Bargaining; Contributions; Disputes; Impasses; Arbitration | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2896 SD1 | DOT; DLIR; Commercial Driver's Licenses; Minimum Age; Commercial Driver Training Programs; Apprenticeship Programs | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2902 SD2 HD1 | PUC; Portable Solar Generation Device; Condominiums; Requirements; Registration; Online System; Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2135 SD2 | Intimate Image; Nonconsensual Disclosure; Criminal Offense | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2146 SD1 HD1 | Traffic Fines Task Force; Establishment; Driver's License; Motor Vehicle Registration; Unpaid Monetary Obligations; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2948 SD2 HD1 | DCCA; Insurance Division; Insurance Fraud Investigations Branch; Insurance Commissioner; Insurance Fraud; Declarations of States of Emergency; Whistleblower Protection; Penalties; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3234 SD2 HD1 | DOT; Safe Routes to School; Pedestrian Safety Improvements; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2211 SD2 | DHS; Hawaii Emergency Food Assistance Program; Federal Government Shutdown; Health Insurance; Federal Marketplace; Emergency Appropriations | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3250 SD1 | Liberty and Justice Day; Day of Observance; March 5; Flags | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2256 | Brother Joseph Dutton Day; Day of Observance | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2054 SD2 | Hawaii National Guard; Deployment; Federal Law Enforcement; Collaboration | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2885 SD1 | Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Management; Invasive Species; Green Waste; Agriculture; Biosecurity; Penalties | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2138 HD1 | Department of Defense; UH; STAP; Graduate Degree | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2657 SD1 HD1 | UH; JABSOM; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias; Research Center; Center on Aging; Reports; Positions; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2147 SD1 | Love My Library Day; Observed Day | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2169 SD1 | ADC; Real Property; Condemnation; Eminent Domain; Public Use | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2174 SD2 | DAB; BAB; Emergency Quarantine; Pests | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3218 SD2 | Housing Infrastructure Growth Bonds; Counties; County Debt Limit Statements | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2757 SD2 | DCCA; DFI; Digital Asset Companies; Digital Asset Charter; Appropriation | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2765 SD1 | Condominiums; Associations; Rental Income; Foreclosures; Third-Party Commissioners | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2799 SD1 | DHHL; DLNR; DOH; Kalaupapa Settlement; Transfer; Report | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2055 SD1 | Civil Rights Commission; Civil Rights; Helpline; Federal Deployments; Annual Report; Monthly Report; Appropriations | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2879 | Department of Taxation; Director of Taxation; Administrative Rules Officers; Administrative Rules Specialists | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2143 SD1 | Elections Commission; Chief Election Officer; Vacancy; Order of Succession | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2145 | Law Enforcement; Recording; Private Right of Action | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2152 SD2 | Constitutional Amendment; Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 1163 SD2 | Privacy; Geolocation Information; Eavesdropping; Internet Browser Information; Exemptions | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2087 SD2 | DHS; DCCA; Health Coverage Continuity Pilot Program; Bronze Level; Catastrophic Plan; Deductibles; Subsidies; Waivers; Portability; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2611 SD1 | Trespass; Schools; Warnings | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2102 SD2 | DAB; Hemp; Hemp-Derived Feed Ingredient; Commercial Feed; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2875 SD1 | J-1 Visa Program; Hawaii Teacher Standards Board; Visiting International Educator Permit | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2922 SD2 | Cooperative Associations; Multi-Stakeholder Cooperatives; Producer Cooperatives; Workers Cooperatives; Consumer Cooperatives | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2161 SD1 | Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Land Use; Plant and Animal Sanctuaries; Rodeos; Rodeo Activities; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2178 SD1 | DAB; UH CTAHR; Industrial Hemp Program; Industrial Hemp Advisory Board; Native Hawaiian Practices; Non-Cannabinoid Industrial Hemp Infrastructure and Innovation; State Building Code; Hempcrete; Appropriations | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2952 SD1 | Insurance; Rate Changes; Notice | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2960 SD1 | Property Insurance; Disaster Recovery; Replacement Cost Value; Actual Cost Value; Payment Time Frames | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2964 SD1 | Homeowners Insurance; Underinsurance; Replacement Cost Value; Mandatory Disclosure; Offer to Insure to Value; Record Keeping | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 585 SD2 | SPRB; Bana Pacific Inc.; Biogas Production Facility | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2050 SD1 | Hawaii Board of Chiropractic; Licensure; Exception; Students; Clinical Practice; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3333 SD1 | Counties; Real Property Tax Relief; Affordable Housing; Transfer Date | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2339 SD1 | State Building Code Council; Department of Accounting and General Services; Membership; Building Industry Association of Hawaii; General Contractors Association of Hawaii; Labor | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2876 | Board of Barbering and Cosmetology; Natural Hair Braiding; License; Exemption | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2877 SD1 | DOE; Student-Authored Book Publication Pilot Program; Kalihi; Grade Five; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2927 SD1 | Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Competitive Sealed Proposals; Disclosure of Competing Proposals | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3296 SD1 | DAB; Conservation and Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation | failed | 2026 |
| SB 3000 SD1 | AG; HPIA; HHRF; Property Insurance; Subrogation; Climate Change; Climate Disasters; Climate Attributable Harm; Civil Actions; Climate Disaster Special Fund; Insurance Rates | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2116 SD1 | AG; State and County; Departments_ Boards_ Commissions_ Agencies; Public Employees; Confidential Complaint Process; Reports; Rules; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2914 | Legislators; Personal Information; Confidential; Voter Registration; Nomination Papers | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2951 | Mortgage Servicers; Destroyed and Damaged Residential Real Estate; Disbursement of Insurance Proceeds | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2227 SD1 | HPHA; DLNR; State Rent Supplement Program; State Rent Supplement Program Special Fund; Bureau of Conveyances; Land Court; Transaction Taxes; Repeal; Positions; Appropriations | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2741 SD1 | GET; Agricultural Inputs; Exemption | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3256 SD1 | DAB; Hawaii Agricultural Transportation Assistance Program; Agricultural Transportation Reimbursement Program; Agricultural Transportation Grant Program; Hawaii Agricultural Transportation Assistance Special Fund; Reports; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3015 SD1 | Personal Information; Government Entities; Publicly Accessible Information Systems; Publication Controls; Data Security; Notification; Cause of Action; Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3288 SD1 | DLNR; Country Club Apartment Building; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2782 SD1 | Notary Public; Bureau of Conveyances; Fraudulently Notarized Recorded Instruments | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2274 | DLE; Medical Cannabis; Medical Records; Inspection; Repeal | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3311 SD1 | DLNR; Strengthen Hawaii Homes Program; Fire Mitigation; Grants; Rules; Single-Family Homes; Long-Term Rental Properties; Residential Property Owners; Insurance; Contractors; Assessors; Mitigation Projects; Strengthen Hawaii Homes Revolving Fund; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2048 SD1 | DAB; Invasive Species; Pest-Infested Items or Materials; Sale; Barter; Donation; Prohibited; Penalties | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2066 SD1 | State Agencies; Counties; State Projects; County Building Permit Requirements; Cooperative Working Group; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2068 SD1 | OPSD; Affordable Housing; Land Inventory Task Force; Study; State Lands; County Lands; Transit-Oriented Development; Report; Position; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 1190 SD1 | Department of Land and Natural Resources; Hawaii Invasive Species Council; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2119 SD1 | Reimbursement; Public Employees; Travel Costs; Interest Owed | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2887 SD1 | Income Tax Credit; Hawaiian Home Lands; Agricultural Investment Costs | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2137 SD1 | DHRD; Civil Service Positions; State Departments_ Divisions_ and Agencies; Recruitment and Hiring; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2905 SD1 | Environmental Response_ Energy_ and Food Security Tax; Electric Vehicle Charging System Subaccount; Increase | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2156 SD1 | DBEDT; Creative Industries Division; Agricultural Film Production Land Use Act; Agricultural Film Production Land Use Oversight Committee; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2704 SD1 | DAB; Subsistence-Plus Gardening Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2203 SD2 | Law Enforcement; Mask; Facial Covering; Prohibition; Criminal Offense; Penal Code | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2718 SD1 | Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity; Food Hub Pilot Program; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2209 SD1 | Rental Discrimination; Income; Attorneys' Fees | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2219 SD1 | DAGS; LRB; Capitol Visitor Center Working Group; Report | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3261 SD1 | Student Athletes; Athlete Agents; Professional Representation; Registration; Agent Contract; Endorsement; Name_ Image_ and Likeness | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2045 SD1 | State Boxing Commission of Hawaii; Boxing and Combat Sports Commission of Hawaii; Combat Sports Contests; Prohibitions; Mixed Martial Arts Contests; Repeal; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2336 SD1 | Trees; Public Lands; Arborists; Professionals; Contractors; Best Management Practices | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2612 | DOE; Medication Administration; School Health Assistants; Public School Employees and Agents; Immunity; Civil or Criminal Liability | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2675 SD1 | Low-Income Housing Tax Credit; Extension; Partners; Limited Liability Companies | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2702 SD1 | HHCA; DHHL; Counties; Right of Refusal; Real Property; Delinquent Taxes | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2210 SD1 | HCRC; Discrimination; Source of Income; Prohibited; Penalties; Position; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2778 SD1 | State Ethics Commission; Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Hawaii State Legislature; Executive Agencies; Securities; Trading; Acquisition; Ownership; Prohibited; Penalties; Fines | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2281 SD1 | DOH; Health Care Providers; Artificial Intelligence; Patient Interaction; Consequential Decisions; Disclosure; Notice; Oversight; Performance Evaluations; Recordkeeping; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2854 | Dental Hygienists; Interim Therapeutic Restoration; Public Health Settings; General Supervision | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2880 | Department of Education; Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program; Public Charter Schools; Teachers | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2121 | Emergency; Official Announcements; Broadcast Media; American Sign Language; Sign Language Interpreter | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2658 SD1 | UH; BOR; RIM Projects; Expenditures; Reports | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2158 SD1 | Board of Veterinary Medicine; Veterinarian Workforce Development Special Fund; Scholarships; Loan Repayment; Interstate Partnerships; Memoranda of Understanding; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2968 SD1 | DLIR; Hotelkeepers; Hospitality Workers; Safety; Panic Buttons; Rules | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2746 | Income Taxation; Individuals; Medical Travel; Tax Credit | failed | 2026 |
| SB 2785 | DHHL; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2790 | DHHL; Molokai; Appropriation | in_committee | 2026 |