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HI HB 2151

died on adjournment

RELATING TO BUILDING MATERIALS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2151 pass?

No. HI HB 2151 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. 367).

What is HI HB 2151 about?

Specifies that no state or county building code shall prohibit the use of hempcrete as a non-structural building material. Authorizes building officials to approve hempcrete construction that meets applicable safety and performance standards. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 2151?

KAHALOA, AMATO, COCHRAN and 16 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2151.

Description

Specifies that no state or county building code shall prohibit the use of hempcrete as a non-structural building material. Authorizes building officials to approve hempcrete construction that meets applicable safety and performance standards. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 367).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HOLTprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 367).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-12

    Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  5. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1104-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 2026-03-06

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

  7. 2026-03-04

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2026-02-13

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 269-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  10. 2026-02-13

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Chun, Kong, Kusch excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  11. 2026-02-10

    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, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2026-01-30

    Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  15. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes

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

    2026-03-04 · pass · 8-0

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

Related bills

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2151&year=2026

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