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HI HB 2362

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2362 pass?

No. HI HB 2362 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 (2026-02-20): Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 700-26), recommending referral to JHA.

What is HI HB 2362 about?

Requires the counties to automatically approve permits for hurricane retrofitting under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2362?

MATSUMOTO, COCHRAN, GARCIA and 9 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2362.

Description

Requires the counties to automatically approve permits for hurricane retrofitting under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-02-20 — Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 700-26), recommending referral to JHA.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • GEDEONprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • PIERICKprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-20

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 700-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  2. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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  3. 2026-02-19

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

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  4. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-02-11

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 138-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  6. 2026-02-11

    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) Holt excused (1).

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  7. 2026-02-06

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

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  8. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 6

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  10. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  11. 2026-01-27

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • La Chica: not voting

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

    2026-02-19 · 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

Related bills

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2362&year=2026

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