Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii SB 2398

RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UTILITIES.

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

Sponsors

• INOUYE (Democratic)
• CHANG (Democratic)
• KEOHOKALOLE (Democratic)

Cosponsors (3)

• Elefante (Democratic)
• Kanuha (Democratic)
• San Buenaventura (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• SB2398
• SB2398_SD2
• SB2398_HD1
• SB2398_SD1
• SB2398_CD1
• SB2398_HD2

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
  Pending Introduction.
• Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced and passed First Reading.
• Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to EIG/HOU, CPN.
• Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
• Feb 5, 2026 · 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, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.
• Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
• Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from EIG/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2225) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
• Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
  Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
• Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
• Feb 26, 2026 · 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) Lamosao.
• Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2792) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
• Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
• Mar 10, 2026 · 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 10, 2026 · House
  Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 228) in amended form (SD 2).
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Pass First Reading
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17
• Mar 16, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; and Excused: none.
• Mar 20, 2026 · House
  Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1308-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
• Mar 20, 2026 · House
  Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Alcos, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
• Mar 20, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1522-26), recommending referral to JHA.
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
• Mar 31, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Apr 2, 2026 · House
  The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2034-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
• Apr 14, 2026 · House
  Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 655).
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Senate disagrees with House amendments.
• Apr 16, 2026 · House
  Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Cochran.
• Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
• Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Chang, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella.
• Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:11AM; Conference Room 224.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 761).
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Hashem, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 0 Excused: none.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 27-26).
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 27-26) as amended in (CD 1).
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
• May 1, 2026 · House
  Deferred one day 05-06-26.
• May 1, 2026 · Senate
  Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).
• May 5, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and none excused (0).
• May 8, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
• May 7, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled to Governor.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Act 045, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145).
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Act 045, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145).