HI HB 331
passed one chamberRELATING TO PERMITS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Establishes an exemption from applicable county permit requirements for repetitive construction projects for facilities under the control of any state department or agency, under certain conditions. Clarifies that, except for projects in special flood hazard areas, contracts for the construction, renovation, or repair of facilities under the control of the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, or School Facilities Authority shall be exempt from county permitting requirements that related off-site improvements be made by the contracting government agency as a condition to the issuance of any permit. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- LA CHICAprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- GARCIAprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- SOUZAprimary
- TODDprimary
- Takayamacosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-11
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
passage,referral-committee
2025-02-11
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 427) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-06
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-04
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-30
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-01-30
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 21) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-01-28
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-16
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-28 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Hashem: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Souza: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Woodson: not voting
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-06 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Matayoshi: yes
- Chun: yes
- Ilagan: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Kong: yes
- Lowen: yes
- Marten: yes
- Tam: yes
- Pierick: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 167
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