# Hawaii HB 2606: RELATING TO OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION.

Hawaii HB 2606, RELATING TO OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY; status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:41PM in Conference Room 329.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2606
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:41PM in Conference Room 329.
- Sponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: State Building Code Council, Off-site Construction, Working Group, Report, Appropriation, PSM, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (172 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Implements certain recommendations of the SPEED Task Force. Establishes a working group within the State Building Code Council to develop proposals for an off-site construction program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elle Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daisy Hartsfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Hussey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 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 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (44)

- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:41PM in Conference Room 329. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 016. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:20 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:49 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:30AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:30AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-28: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:30AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:15AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:25AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725). (House)
- 2026-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Inouye. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Miyake Co-Chairs; Pierick. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 563) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3633) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: One Day Notice 04-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: 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.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3232) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to PSM, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 125). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 857-26), 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: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26. (House)
- 2026-02-27: Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 703-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-19: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 137-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-06: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_SD1_.pdf)
- HB2606_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2606_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_HD2_.HTM)
- HB2606_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB2606_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2606_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB2606_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2606_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2606-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).