All Roll Calls
Yes: 139 • No: 3
Sponsored By: Lisa Marten (Democratic)
Passed
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, Ecosystem 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. (SD1)
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Lisa Marten
Democratic • House
Terez Amato
Democratic • House
Della Au Belatti
Democratic • House
Tina Nakada Grandinetti
Democratic • House
Mark J. Hashem
Democratic • House
Ikaika Hussey
Democratic • House
Greggor Ilagan
Democratic • House
Jeanne Kapela
Democratic • House
Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy
Democratic • House
Matthias Kusch
Democratic • House
Scot Z. Matayoshi
Democratic • House
Amy A. Perruso
Democratic • House
Garner M. Shimizu
Republican • House
Kanani Souza
Republican • House
Adrian K. Tam
Democratic • House
David A. Tarnas
Democratic • House
All Roll Calls
Yes: 139 • No: 3
Senate vote • 4/10/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 22 • No: 3
Senate vote • 4/7/2026
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/18/2026
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 50 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL...
Yes: 50 • No: 0
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:10AM in conference room 325.
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Inouye Co-Chair; Lamosao.
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Hashem, Perruso Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 529) in amended form (SD 1).
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3642) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
One Day Notice 04-10-26.
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, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3244) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 03-18-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Referred to WLA, WAM.
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 49).
Passed First Reading.
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 876-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
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.
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Bill Text
HB1802_HD1
HB1802_SD1
Original
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