# Hawaii HB 736: RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.

Hawaii HB 736, RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Luke A. Evslin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Act 198, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 736
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-06-06, Act 198, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298).
- Sponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center, Wastewater System Testing, Pilot Program, Appropriation, HED, EEP, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 13 (245 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes and appropriates funds for fiscal year 2025-2026 for a three-year new wastewater system and individual wastewater system technology testing pilot program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center. Requires interim and final reports to the Legislature. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED... | pass | 45 | 3 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (52)

- 2025-06-06: Act 198, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298). (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: Act 198, on 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Lowen, Takenouchi, Amato, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Gabbard, Lee, C., Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 229) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 229). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 3:00PM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 1:45PM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Gabbard, Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 826). (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 3:45PM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Re-referred to HED, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 31 (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Lowen, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Amato, Alcos. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 553) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1483) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-03-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from HRE/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1246) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on HRE/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to HRE/AEN, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 32). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 883), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-20: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 609), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-12: The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 100) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-01-30: The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to EEP, HED, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_CD1_.pdf)
- HB736_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_CD1_.HTM)
- HB736_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_HD1_.HTM)
- HB736_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1298_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB736_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB736_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB736_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB736_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1298_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB736-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).