All Roll Calls
Yes: 151 • No: 1
Sponsored By: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
Passed
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to assume responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for highway projects, as well as railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State, allowing streamlined environmental reviews. Provides a limited waiver of sovereign immunity to comply with federal requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Ronald D. Kouchi
Democratic • Senate
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All Roll Calls
Yes: 151 • No: 1
Senate vote • 4/24/2026
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS....
Yes: 4 • No: 0
House vote • 4/24/2026
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments....
Yes: 3 • No: 0
House vote • 4/14/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 50 • No: 1
House vote • 3/24/2026
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 3/19/2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP...
Yes: 51 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/10/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/13/2026
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 3 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/13/2026
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 5 • No: 0
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) Inouye, Gabbard, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Lowen, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard, Rhoads Co-Chairs; DeCorte.
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Lowen, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 756).
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1826-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1437-26), recommending referral to JHA.
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-24-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Pass First Reading
Referred to TRN, EEP, JHA, referral sheet 17
Bill Text
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HB 2438 — RELATING TO THE HAWAII CULTURAL TRUST.
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HB 2417 — RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATION.
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Requires that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board submit three nominees for its Executive Director to the Board of Education. Requires the Board of Education to appoint an Executive Director from the nominees on the list, subject to advice and consent of the Senate.
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