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HI HB 1619

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1619 pass?

No. HI HB 1619 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 (2026-04-20): House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Hashem, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Perruso, Matsumoto.

What is HI HB 1619 about?

Excludes from the definition of "development", as it applies to special management areas, the installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of an electric vehicle charging system. Includes the Public Utilities Commission in the development and implementation of plans to meet the long-term goals for zero-emissions transportation in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1619?

LOWEN, EVSLIN, KAPELA and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1619.

Description

Excludes from the definition of "development", as it applies to special management areas, the installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of an electric vehicle charging system. Includes the Public Utilities Commission in the development and implementation of plans to meet the long-term goals for zero-emissions transportation in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-20 — House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Hashem, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Perruso, Matsumoto.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LOWENprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • WOODSONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Hashem, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Perruso, Matsumoto.

  2. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  5. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  6. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 592) in amended form (SD 1).

  7. 2026-04-10

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3714) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  8. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  9. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  11. 2026-03-24

    Reported from EIG/WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3160) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN.

  12. 2026-03-24

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Richards, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on EIG/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  16. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 143).

    introduction,receipt

  17. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  18. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EIG/WLA, CPN.

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 980-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  20. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  21. 2026-02-26

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 2026-02-18

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 454-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC.

  24. 2026-02-18

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  25. 2026-02-12

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-02-04

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 12-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  28. 2026-02-04

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  29. 2026-01-29

    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, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Chun, Quinlan.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EEP, WAL, CPC, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  31. 2026-01-26

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-29-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  33. 2026-01-16

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-01-29 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
    • Chun: not voting
    • Quinlan: not voting
  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-12 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-26 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Iwamoto: not voting
    • Marten: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting
  • The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-19 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Inouye: not voting
  • The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-19 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Wakai: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: not voting
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Inouye: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Richards: yes

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