Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2423
RELATING TO BIODIESEL.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- CHUN (Democratic)
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MORIKAWA (Democratic)
- TAKENOUCHI (Democratic)
- WOODSON (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to implement a requirement that, no later than January 1, 2028, diesel fuel sold in certain counties for use in on-highway diesel-powered motor vehicles contains no less than five per cent biodiesel by volume, except in circumstances where the supply of biodiesel is insufficient. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit a report to the Legislature, including a comprehensive rollout plan. Requires the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to consult with the Department of Transportation during the development and implementation of the biodiesel requirements and present DBEDT's comprehensive rollout plan to the public. Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
Actions
- Jan 27, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Referred to TRN, ECD, CPC, referral sheet 6 - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2026 · House
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 86-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 13, 2026 · House
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 416-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1057-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 414). - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to EDT/EIG, CPN/WAM. - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDT/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Richards. - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from EDT/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3312) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Richards. - Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. - Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3700) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 04-14-26. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kim, Richards, San Buenaventura . Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 689) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 16, 2026 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 17, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Re-referred to TRN, ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30 - Apr 20, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Ilagan, Matayoshi, Miyake Co-Chairs; Kusch, Pierick. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai, Keohokalole, Kanuha Co-Chairs. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778). - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 11:10AM in conference room 329. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:40AM in conference room Conference Room 329. - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 9:50AM in conference room 329. - May 1, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329. - May 1, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411. - May 1, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:35PM in Conference Room 411.