Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 2005
RELATING TO CONSERVATION BANKING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
Cosponsors (2)
- Kanuha (Democratic)
- San Buenaventura (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources and certain public or private entities to operate conservation banks, subject to approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources, for situations where a person or entity is required to provide compensatory mitigation to offset adverse impacts to threatened, endangered, candidate, or proposed species as part of an approved incidental take license and habitat conservation plan. Adds the Associate Director of the United States Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission Area, to the membership of the Endangered Species Recovery Committee. Requires the Endangered Species Recovery Committee to review applications and proposals for conservation banks and conduct subsequent reviews and oversight. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Pending Introduction. - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading. - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Referred to WLA, WAM. - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. - Feb 8, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WLA deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference. - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 1:01PM; CR 224 & Videoconference. - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang. - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2505) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2750) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 03-06-26. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 32) in amended form (SD 1). - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Referred to EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 16 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:15AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 17, 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, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1218-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).