# Hawaii SB 1166: RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Hawaii SB 1166, RELATING TO INSURANCE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Lee (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1166-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1166
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO INSURANCE.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.
- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: HPIA, HHRF, Property Insurance, Climate Change, Climate Disaster, Extreme Weather, Responsible Parties, CPC, JHA, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (156 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C.

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 41 | 9 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 44 | 5 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_.PDF)
- SB1166_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1166_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1166_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_SD1_.HTM)
- SB1166_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_SD2_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_.PDF)
- [SB1166_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1166_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1166_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB1166_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1166_SD2_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1166-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).