Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii HB 2534

RELATING TO ROBOTICS.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• REYES ODA (Republican)
• ALCOS (Republican)
• COCHRAN (Republican)
• EVSLIN (Democratic)
• GARCIA (Republican)
• HASHEM (Democratic)
• HUSSEY (Democratic)
• ILAGAN (Democratic)
• KAHALOA (Democratic)
• KAPELA (Democratic)
• KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY (Democratic)
• KILA (Democratic)
• KONG (Democratic)
• LEE
• M.
• LOWEN (Democratic)
• MATSUMOTO (Republican)
• MIYAKE (Democratic)
• MORIKAWA (Democratic)
• NAKAMURA (Democratic)
• OLDS (Democratic)
• PIERICK (Republican)
• POEPOE (Democratic)
• SHIMIZU (Republican)
• TAM (Democratic)
• TEMPLO (Democratic)
• WOODSON (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• HB2534
• HB2534_HD1

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.

Actions

• Jan 28, 2026 · House
  Introduced and Pass First Reading.
• Feb 2, 2026 · House
  Referred to EDN, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
• Feb 3, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Feb 5, 2026 · House
  The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
• Feb 9, 2026 · House
  Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 74-26) 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; none voting no (0) 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, UNAMENDED. 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. 419-26), recommending referral to FIN.
• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Mar 3, 2026 · House
  The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Lee, M.; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
• Mar 6, 2026 · House
  Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 941-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
• Mar 6, 2026 · House
  Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
• Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
  Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 216).
• Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
  Passed First Reading.
• Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to EDU, WAM.
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
• Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
  The committee on EDU deferred the measure.