HI HB 2603
died on adjournmentRELATING TO PERMITS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2603 pass?
No. HI HB 2603 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 (2026-02-12): Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 254-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
What is HI HB 2603 about?
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)
Who sponsors HI HB 2603?
TAM, AMATO, GEDEON and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2603.
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
- 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
Newest first
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.
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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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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2026-02-06
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-11-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02
Referred to ECD, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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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.
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