HI HB 2618

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2618 pass?

No. HI HB 2618 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 (2026-03-20): The committee on EDT deferred the measure.

What is HI HB 2618 about?

Establishes a Green Fee Special Fund to receive an allocation of green fee revenues. Establishes various special funds to receive allocations of green fee revenues. Requires the Governor to request, through a bill separate from the budget or supplemental budget, an amount that approximates green fee revenues subtracted from the amounts allocated to the various funds to be expended for certain climate change and tourism destination management projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2618?

LOWEN, NAKAMURA, TAM and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2618.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-28
Latest action: 2026-03-20 — The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-20
The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-03-20
The committee on WLA deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-03-20
The committee on AEN deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-03-17
The committee(s) on EDT/WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10
Referred to EDT/WLA/AEN, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 128).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-05
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 884-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-05
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-02
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-20
Reported from EEP/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 726-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-20
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-12
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-06
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/TOU on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-03
Re-referred to EEP/TOU, FIN, referral sheet 7
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Referred to EEP, TOU, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Votes

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-12 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Lowen: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Chun: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Quinlan: yes
- Matsumoto: yes
- Kahaloa: not voting
The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-12 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Tam: yes
- Templo: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Ilagan: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Holt: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-02 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Todd: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Hartsfield: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Alcos: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2618&year=2026

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