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HI HB 1612

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1612 pass?

No. HI HB 1612 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 (2026-03-17): The committee on EDT deferred the measure.

What is HI HB 1612 about?

Establishes a business competitiveness goal for the State to be nationally ranked in the top thirty states for business climate by 2050, with interim goals. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit annual progress reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1612?

ILAGAN, AMATO, KILA and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1612, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes a business competitiveness goal for the State to be nationally ranked in the top thirty states for business climate by 2050, with interim goals. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit annual progress reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-03-17 — The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ILAGANprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • WOODSONprimary
  • Alcoscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-17

    The committee on EDT deferred the measure.

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  3. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 26).

    introduction,receipt

  5. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  6. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 770-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  7. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  8. 2026-03-02

    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

  9. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2026-02-17

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 288-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  11. 2026-02-17

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-04

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 2026-01-26

    Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  16. 2026-01-16

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    2026-03-02 · 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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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1612&year=2026

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