Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2608
RELATING TO WATER HEATING SYSTEMS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- LA CHICA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Authorizes building permit variances for certain high-efficiency electric water heating systems utilizing heat pump technology. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 28, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Referred to EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6 - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2026 · House
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 84-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and none excused (0). - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 719-26), recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 2, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 883-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 126). - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to EIG, CPN. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
The committee on EIG deferred the measure.