HI HB 2334
died on adjournmentRELATING TO TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to assume responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for highway projects, as well as railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State, allowing streamlined environmental reviews. Provides a limited waiver of sovereign immunity to comply with federal requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-19 — Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 588-26), recommending referral to JHA.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- NAKAMURAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-19
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
passage,referral-committee
2026-02-19
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 588-26), recommending referral to JHA.
2026-02-17
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-09
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 88-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.
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
2026-02-03
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02
Referred to TRN, EEP, JHA, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-26
Pending introduction.
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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, UNAMENDED.
2026-02-17 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Lowen: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Chun: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Matsumoto: yes
- Quinlan: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 3154
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