Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii SB 2983

RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES.

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

Sponsors

• LEE
• C.
• CHANG (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• SB2983
• SB2983_SD1
• SB2983_CD1
• SB2983_HD1

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced.
• Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
  Passed First Reading.
• Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to GVO, JDC.
• Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 3:01PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
• Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-10-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
• Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
• Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2417) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
• Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
  Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
• Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
• Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
• Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3044) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
• Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
  One Day Notice 03-10-26.
• Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
  Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
• Mar 10, 2026 · House
  Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 334) in amended form (SD 1).
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Pass First Reading
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17
• Mar 16, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1983-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
• Apr 14, 2026 · House
  Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 723).
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Senate disagrees with House amendments.
• Apr 16, 2026 · House
  Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
• Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; DeCorte.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 761).
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Garcia.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 10:16AM; Conference Room 016.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 57-26).
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 57-26) as amended in (CD 1).
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto voting no (6) and none excused (0).
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
• May 8, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
• May 8, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled to Governor.
• Jun 24, 2026 · Senate
  Act 128, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229).
• Jun 24, 2026 · House
  Act 128, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229).