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HI HB 1823

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RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1823 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1823 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-04): Act 070, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170).

What is HI HB 1823 about?

Applies a definition of "development" to special management areas within counties with a population between one hundred fifty thousand and two hundred thousand to exempt from special management area use permit requirements all activities that are not included within the definition, including certain federal-, state-, or county-funded, authorized, or implemented infrastructure and improvement projects that are exempt from an environmental assessment or for which a finding of no significant impact has been issued. Sunsets 6/30/2030. (CD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 1823?

HASHEM is the primary sponsor of HI HB 1823.

Description

Applies a definition of "development" to special management areas within counties with a population between one hundred fifty thousand and two hundred thousand to exempt from special management area use permit requirements all activities that are not included within the definition, including certain federal-, state-, or county-funded, authorized, or implemented infrastructure and improvement projects that are exempt from an environmental assessment or for which a finding of no significant impact has been issued. Sunsets 6/30/2030. (CD2)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-04 — Act 070, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • HASHEMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-04

    Act 070, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-04

    Act 070, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Grandinetti, Hartsfield, Hussey, Iwamoto, Kapela, Matsumoto, Olds, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza, Tam voting no (18) and none excused (0).

    passage

  4. 2026-05-08

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).

    passage

  5. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-08

    Transmitted to Governor.

  8. 2026-05-06

    Floor Amendment No. 7 offered by Rep. Hashem.

    amendment-introduction,introduction

  9. 2026-05-06

    Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.

    amendment-passage,passage

  10. 2026-05-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.

  11. 2026-05-06

    Floor Amendment No. 14 offered.

    amendment-introduction,introduction

  12. 2026-05-06

    Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).

    amendment-passage,passage

  13. 2026-05-06

    Separated Committee Report.

  14. 2026-05-06

    Report filed.

  15. 2026-05-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26

  16. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 88-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  19. 2026-04-29

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

  20. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 88-26).

  21. 2026-04-29

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

  22. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 9:01AM; Conference Room 229.

  23. 2026-04-27

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Hashimoto.

  24. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 782).

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Shimizu.

  26. 2026-04-21

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

    receipt

  27. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  28. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  29. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  30. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 626) in amended form (SD 2).

  31. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3793) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  32. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  33. 2026-04-09

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-03-30

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3364) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  36. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-23

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 292).

    introduction,receipt

  40. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  41. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WLA, JDC.

    referral-committee

  42. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (6) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  43. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1191-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  44. 2026-03-06

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

  45. 2026-02-24

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-02-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. 2026-02-12

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 242-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  48. 2026-02-12

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  49. 2026-02-05

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2026-02-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  51. 2026-01-26

    Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  52. 2026-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  53. 2026-01-22

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-05 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Iwamoto: not voting

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

    2026-02-24 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Poepoe: no
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Garcia: not voting

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

    2026-03-23 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • DeCorte: no

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

    2026-04-09 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Inouye: yes

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Hashimoto: not voting

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Shimizu: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2).

    2026-05-08 · pass · 23-1

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Senator(s: not voting

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