Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 21
RELATING TO WATER CARRIERS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- INOUYE (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish, no later than 7/1/2026, a Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index automatic adjustment mechanism and waive or exempt any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 11, 2025 House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 4, 2025 Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 20, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 6, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 8, 2025 · Senate
Pending Introduction. - Jan 15, 2025 · Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading. - Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
Referred to TCA, CPN. - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. - Feb 6, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 251) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN. - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. - Feb 14, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards. - Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 747) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). - Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 65) in amended form (SD 2). - Mar 6, 2025 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 6, 2025 · House
Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19 - Mar 7, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 11, 2025 · House
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. - Mar 13, 2025 · House
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1200) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Mar 13, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). - Mar 14, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tam, Pierick. - Mar 21, 2025 · House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1499) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Mar 21, 2025 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 27, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Ward. - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1925), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Lowen voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 453). - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments. - Apr 4, 2025 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590). - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte. - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789). - Apr 17, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Muraoka. - Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). - Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329. - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329. - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411. - Apr 25, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225. - 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 17, 2026 · Senate
Re-Referred to TRS, CPN.