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HI HB 1986

died on adjournment

RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1986 pass?

No. HI HB 1986 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 (2026-03-12): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 335).

What is HI HB 1986 about?

Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt rules by 1/1/2028 governing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Requires reporting and public informational session requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 1986?

LOWEN, AMATO, BELATTI and 16 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1986.

Description

Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt rules by 1/1/2028 governing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Requires reporting and public informational session requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 335).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LOWENprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • WOODSONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 335).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-12

    Referred to AEN/TRS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  5. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1169-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 2026-03-05

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-02-20

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 720-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  9. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-19

    The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-02-10

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-09

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 91-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

  14. 2026-02-05

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-02-03

    The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-26 9:30AM.

    deferral

  16. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-03-26 10:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2026-01-28

    Referred to TRN, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  20. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-05 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: not voting
  • The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-19 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-05 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Perruso: not voting

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