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HI HB 1459

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 1459 pass?

No. HI HB 1459 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 1459 about?

Requires commercial airlines operating intrastate flights in the State to utilize at least ten per cent sustainable aviation fuel in intrastate airline flights beginning 1/1/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1459?

HUSSEY, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1459.

Description

Requires commercial airlines operating intrastate flights in the State to utilize at least ten per cent sustainable aviation fuel in intrastate airline flights beginning 1/1/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • HUSSEYprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MURAOKAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-06

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TRN with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).

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  3. 2025-02-06

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 228) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TRN.

  4. 2025-02-04

    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.

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  5. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-27

    Referred to EEP, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-04 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Ward: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1459&year=2026

Attribution

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