Bill Commons

HI SB 3048

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 3048 pass?

No. HI SB 3048 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-16): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 734).

What is HI SB 3048 about?

Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent position for the State Building Code Council to support statewide building code coordination, permitting transparency, and modernization initiatives. Requires county reporting on building permitting performance. Requires the State Building Code Council to develop a plan for the creation of a standardized statewide permitting data system or publicly accessible dashboard and a state building code modernization and transparency initiative. Requires the State Building Code Council to develop standardized credentials and training requirements for permitting officials. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3048?

KANUHA is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3048.

Description

Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent position for the State Building Code Council to support statewide building code coordination, permitting transparency, and modernization initiatives. Requires county reporting on building permitting performance. Requires the State Building Code Council to develop a plan for the creation of a standardized statewide permitting data system or publicly accessible dashboard and a state building code modernization and transparency initiative. Requires the State Building Code Council to develop standardized credentials and training requirements for permitting officials. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-04-16 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 734).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KANUHAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 734).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  3. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  5. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2145-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 2026-04-08

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-03-20

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1299-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  9. 2026-03-20

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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  10. 2026-03-17

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  13. 2026-03-10

    Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 16

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  14. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  15. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 100) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  16. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2854) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  17. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  18. 2026-03-03

    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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  20. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  21. 2026-02-18

    Reported from PSM/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2376) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  22. 2026-02-18

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.

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  25. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on PSM/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  26. 2026-01-30

    Referred to PSM/EIG, WAM.

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  28. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-13 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Wakai: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-13 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Hashimoto: not voting
    • Inouye: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-17 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Woodson: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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