# Hawaii SB 2671: RELATING TO ESSENTIAL PERMITTING POSITIONS. Hawaii SB 2671, RELATING TO ESSENTIAL PERMITTING POSITIONS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-08 (Act 119, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2671-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii SB 2671 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) - Title: RELATING TO ESSENTIAL PERMITTING POSITIONS. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-06-08, Act 119, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). - Sponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Counties, Permit Processing, Differential Payments, Salaries, Pilot Program, Reports, ECD, LAB, FIN - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (225 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Authorizes the mayor of each county with a population of less than five hundred thousand to implement a pilot program to improve the speed, accountability, and quality of permit processing within that county through targeted staffing, performance incentives, and interdepartmental competition. Authorizes increased pay for certain permitting positions and requires county personnel departments to prioritize the hiring of permitting positions as part of the pilot program. Requires participating county mayors and county agencies to establish goals for the pilot program. Requires participating county agencies to submit quarterly reports to the respective county councils on the pilot program. Sunsets the pilot project on 6/30/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Better pay and hiring for permit staff: benefit, medium. Starting July 1, 2026, participating counties must prioritize hiring for designated essential permitting jobs. They must make qualified candidates a conditional offer within 14 days after an interview. Designated workers receive a pay differential of at least 15% of salary. When an agency meets a m… - County pilot to improve permit services: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2026, each Hawaii county mayor can choose to start a four-year pilot to improve permit processing. Participating counties must name a coordinator to track work across departments and address delays. Coordinators report to the legislature each year at least 20 days before the regula… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: C. - Cosponsor: Rachele Lamosao (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Y. Moriwaki (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 1 | | | 2026-05-01 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-03-20 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB... | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (53) - 2026-06-08: Act 119, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). (Senate) - 2026-06-08: Act 119, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). (House) - 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran voting no (1) and none excused (0). (House) - 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (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: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate) - 2026-05-01: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Sayama, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House) - 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 191-26). (Senate) - 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. (Senate) - 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 191-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House) - 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House) - 2026-04-30: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:45AM; Conference Room 325. (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:45AM; Conference Room 325. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 762). (House) - 2026-04-24: Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 10:45AM; Conference Room 325. (Senate) - 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Sayama, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon. (House) - 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 518). (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564). (House) - 2026-04-09: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2001-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House) - 2026-04-09: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House) - 2026-04-07: 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, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa. (House) - 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26. (House) - 2026-04-02: Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-03-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-03-30: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1469-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House) - 2026-03-30: 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) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). (House) - 2026-03-24: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House) - 2026-03-20: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1283-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. (House) - 2026-03-20: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House) - 2026-03-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-03-18: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House) - 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House) - 2026-03-12: Referred to ECD, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 17 (House) - 2026-03-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-18-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-03-10: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 280) in amended form (SD 1). (House) - 2026-03-06: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2971) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate) - 2026-03-06: One Day Notice 03-10-26. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2026-03-04: The committee(s) on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-05-26 12:04PM; CR 211 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2026-03-03: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2176) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate) - 2026-02-05: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2026-02-02: The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Referred to EIG, WAM. (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Introduced. (Senate) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_CD1_.pdf) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1219_.PDF) - SB2671_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_CD1_.HTM) - SB2671_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_HD1_.HTM) - SB2671_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_HD2_.HTM) - SB2671_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_SD1_.HTM) ## Related bills - SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law) - 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 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_CD1_.pdf) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1219_.PDF) - [SB2671_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_CD1_.HTM) - [SB2671_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_HD1_.HTM) - [SB2671_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_HD2_.HTM) - [SB2671_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_SD1_.HTM) ## 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 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2671-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).