Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 344
RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- LOWEN (Democratic)
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- TODD (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires the design of all new state building construction where parking is to be included to provide that a number of the parking stalls, as determined by the Department of Accounting and General Services, shall be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation, to conduct a survey and identify certain high-priority state facilities. Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 Senate | Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 4, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 20, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 6, 2025 House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 17, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to EEP, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Jan 28, 2025 · House
Re-referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 6 - Jan 29, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 6, 2025 · House
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. - Feb 12, 2025 · House
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 503) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 12, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). - Feb 18, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 880), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. - Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 14). - Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to GVO/EIG, WAM. - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Re-Referred to EIG/GVO, WAM. - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on EIG/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Mar 18, 2025 · 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) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Fevella. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported from EIG/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1248) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1833) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 621) in amended form (SD 2). - Apr 10, 2025 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). - Apr 22, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Kusch, Perruso, Alcos. - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 804). - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; McKelvey, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Fevella. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 11:15AM in conference room 325. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 875). - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:05PM in Conference Room 325. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:10PM in Conference Room 325. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:55PM in Conference Room 325. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). - Apr 1, 2026 · House
House Conferee(s) discharged. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). - Apr 23, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Alcos. - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).