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HI HB 1721

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1721 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1721 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 177, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279).

What is HI HB 1721 about?

Clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certain certificate of occupancy requirements for purposes of expedited permits. Requires state or county inspectors to inspect all projects with expedited permits. Repeals 6/30/2031. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1721?

EVSLIN, MIYAKE are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1721.

Description

Clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certain certificate of occupancy requirements for purposes of expedited permits. Requires state or county inspectors to inspect all projects with expedited permits. Repeals 6/30/2031. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 177, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • EVSLINprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 177, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 177, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  6. 2026-05-05

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-01

    Deferred one day 05-06-26.

    deferral

  8. 2026-05-01

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

    passage

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 16-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  10. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 16-26).

  12. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26

  13. 2026-04-24

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-24

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-23

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:10AM in conference room 224.

  16. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).

    receipt

  17. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Cochran.

  18. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Chang, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  20. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  22. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  23. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 613) in amended form (SD 2).

  24. 2026-04-10

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3715) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  25. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  26. 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

  27. 2026-04-02

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

  28. 2026-03-25

    Reported from EIG/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3198) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

  29. 2026-03-25

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  33. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 270).

    introduction,receipt

  34. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  35. 2026-03-12

    Referred to EIG/HOU, CPN.

    referral-committee

  36. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  37. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  39. 2026-03-05

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2026-03-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2026-02-20

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 681-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  42. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  43. 2026-02-18

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  45. 2026-02-10

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  46. 2026-02-09

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 110-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  47. 2026-02-04

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  48. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  49. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HSG, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  50. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  51. 2026-01-20

    Prefiled.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Kitagawa: not voting

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Ichiyama: not voting
    • Lowen: not voting

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

    2026-03-05 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting

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

    2026-03-19 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Chang: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    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 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-24 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Wakai: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-24 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Cochran: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-01 · pass · 24-0

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

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