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HI HB 1802

enacted

RELATING TO CONSERVATION MITIGATION BANKS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1802 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1802 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-09): Act 208, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310).

What is HI HB 1802 about?

Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources and certain public or private entities to seek the approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to operate conservation banks for situations where a person or entity is required to provide compensatory mitigation to offset adverse impacts to threatened, endangered, candidate, or proposed species as part of an approved incidental take license and habitat conservation plan. Adds the associate director of the United States Geological Survey, Ecosystem Mission Area, to the membership of the Endangered Species Recovery Committee. Requires the Endangered Species Recovery Committee to review applications and proposals for conservation banks and conservation bank instruments conduct subsequent reviews and oversight. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1802?

MARTEN, AMATO, BELATTI and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1802.

Description

Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources and certain public or private entities to seek the approval of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to operate conservation banks for situations where a person or entity is required to provide compensatory mitigation to offset adverse impacts to threatened, endangered, candidate, or proposed species as part of an approved incidental take license and habitat conservation plan. Adds the associate director of the United States Geological Survey, Ecosystem Mission Area, to the membership of the Endangered Species Recovery Committee. Requires the Endangered Species Recovery Committee to review applications and proposals for conservation banks and conservation bank instruments conduct subsequent reviews and oversight. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-07-09 — Act 208, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310).
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MARTENprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-09

    Act 208, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-09

    Act 208, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310).

    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. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 165-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 165-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  12. 2026-04-30

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Hashem, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-30

    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) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:10AM in conference room 325.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:10AM in conference room 325.

  16. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:10AM in conference room 325.

  17. 2026-04-24

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:10AM in conference room 325.

  18. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Inouye Co-Chair; Lamosao.

  20. 2026-04-20

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

  21. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  24. 2026-04-10

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  25. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 529) in amended form (SD 1).

  26. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3642) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  28. 2026-04-07

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  30. 2026-03-30

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3244) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  31. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-18

    The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 03-18-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  34. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-03-10

    Referred to WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  36. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 49).

    introduction,receipt

  37. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  38. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 876-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  39. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  40. 2026-03-02

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  42. 2026-02-17

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 336-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  43. 2026-02-17

    Report adopted; 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).

    passage,referral-committee

  44. 2026-02-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. 2026-02-10

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

  46. 2026-02-04

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 10-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  47. 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; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  48. 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

  49. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  50. 2026-01-26

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

  51. 2026-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  52. 2026-01-22

    Pending introduction.

Versions

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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, UNAMENDED.

    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 FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-02 · pass · 15-0

    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
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: not voting

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

    2026-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

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

    2026-04-07 · 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
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 22-3

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Lamosao: yes

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

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

    2026-05-06 · pass · 22-3

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