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HI HB 2603

in committee

RELATING TO PERMITS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Establishes specific deadlines within the facilitated application process to obtain a permit and requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish certain resources and processes to help streamline permit applications. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to select projects to participate in the facilitated application process. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-12 — Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 254-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAMprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GEDEONprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-12

    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 none excused (0).

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  2. 2026-02-12

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 254-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  3. 2026-02-11

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  4. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-11-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-02-02

    Referred to ECD, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6

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  6. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-11 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2603&year=2026

Attribution

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