# Hawaii SB 1263: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Hawaii SB 1263, RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Stanley Chang (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Act 160, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1263
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-06-03, Act 160, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).
- Sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DLNR, HCDA, HHFDC, Historic Preservation, Transient-Oriented Development, State Historic Preservation Division Review, Historic Property, HSG, WAL, JHA
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 11 (210 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Amends the procedures and required information for the Department of Land and Natural Resources historic preservation review of proposed state projects, privately owned historic property, and other proposed projects that require entitlement for use. Establishes procedures for the review of transit-oriented development identified by the counties and Hawaii Community Development Authority, or Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Faster historic reviews for public projects: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, state and local agencies must assess how covered projects may affect historic properties, aviation artifacts, or burial sites. The Department of Land and Natural Resources gets a chance to review, but its written agreement is no longer required before a project starts. The D…
- Faster reviews for transit-area housing: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, counties and the Hawaii Community Development Authority must work with the Department to select transit-area parcels and rights-of-way for review. Counties must submit selected sites by January 1, 2026; the Department must rate each site within six months. Qualifying housing…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (51)

- 2025-06-03: Act 160, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Act 160, on 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick, Poepoe voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 38). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 38) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-23: 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) Chang, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Tarnas, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lamosao. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:25AM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Lamosao, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 825). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 601). (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1765) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25. (House)
- 2025-03-27: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1486) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-20: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-20-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1275) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. (House)
- 2025-03-14: 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) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-12: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 289) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 904) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 377) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Re-Referred to HOU, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to HOU/EIG, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1260_.PDF)
- SB1263_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_CD1_.HTM)
- SB1263_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1263_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1263_HD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_HD3_.HTM)
- SB1263_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_SD1_.HTM)
- SB1263_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_SD2_.HTM)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- HB 943: RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1260_.PDF)
- [SB1263_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB1263_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1263_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1263_HD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_HD3_.HTM)
- [SB1263_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB1263_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1263_SD2_.HTM)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [HB 943: RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB943-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1263-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).