# Hawaii HB 1618: RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS.

Hawaii HB 1618, RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-08 (Act 204, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1618
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-07-08, Act 204, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306).
- Sponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Subjects: HGIA, Cesspool Conversion Financing Program, Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund, Hawaii Green Infrastructure Special Fund, Appropriation, AEN/HHS/WAM
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 14 (248 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Establishes and appropriates funds for a Cesspool Conversion Revolving Loan Fund, to be administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, to provide financial assistance, including low-interest or forgivable loans, to eligible homeowners for the upgrade, conversion, or connection of cesspools. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Low-interest cesspool conversion loans: benefit, low. The Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority runs a fund offering eligible households low-interest loans and other help, including forgivable loans. The money can pay to upgrade or convert an existing cesspool to a state-approved wastewater system, or connect the property to a sewer. Low- and moderate…
- Possible fees for cesspool program users: cost, low. The Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority may charge fees for managing the fund or providing technical help at a property. The law does not require a fee, set an amount, or say who pays.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Ichiyama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 2 |   |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (55)

- 2026-07-08: Act 204, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306). (Senate)
- 2026-07-08: Act 204, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1306). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 325. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 3:05PM in Conference Room 411. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 411. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:45PM in Conference Room 411. (House)
- 2026-05-01: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-05-01: 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) Gabbard, McKelvey, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 164-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 164-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 11:00AM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 11:00AM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-28: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 11:00AM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760). (House)
- 2026-04-27: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 11:00AM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; McKelvey, DeCoite Co-Chairs. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Matsumoto. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lamosao, Richards. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 591) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from AEN/HHS/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3726) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: 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, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kidani, Wakai ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: The committee(s) on AEN/HHS/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-09-26 10:20AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Re-Referred to AEN/HHS/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: The committee on EDT deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCoite; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on AEN/HHS/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to AEN/HHS/EDT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 29). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 874-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-02: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. (House)
- 2026-02-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 388-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-05: 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-16: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1618_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1618_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1618_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1306_.PDF)

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- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1618_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1618_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1618_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1618_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1306_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1618-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).