HI HB 344
passed one chamberRELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Requires the design of all new state building construction where parking is to be included to provide that a number of the parking stalls, as determined by the Department of Accounting and General Services, shall be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation, to conduct a survey and identify certain high-priority state facilities. Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-04-23 — House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Alcos.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- LOWENprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KILAprimary
- MARTENprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).
receipt
2026-04-23
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Alcos.
2026-04-02
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
receipt
2026-04-01
House Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
receipt
2026-03-20
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:55PM in Conference Room 325.
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:10PM in Conference Room 325.
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:05PM in Conference Room 325.
2025-04-24
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 875).
receipt
2025-04-24
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 11:15AM in conference room 325.
2025-04-24
Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; McKelvey, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Fevella.
2025-04-23
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 804).
receipt
2025-04-22
House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Kusch, Perruso, Alcos.
2025-04-11
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
receipt
2025-04-10
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2025-04-08
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 621) in amended form (SD 2).
2025-04-08
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2025-04-04
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-04
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1833) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2025-04-04
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-02
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-21
Reported from EIG/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1248) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-18
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-18
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-13
The committee(s) on EIG/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-03-10
Re-Referred to EIG/GVO, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Referred to GVO/EIG, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-02-28
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-02-28
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 14).
introduction,receipt
2025-02-27
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-02-27
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 880), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-20
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-12
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-12
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 503) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-06
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-29
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-28
Re-referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Referred to EEP, LAB, 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 EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-06 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Lowen: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Quinlan: yes
- Ward: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-20 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Yamashita: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Templo: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Alcos: not voting
- Ward: not voting
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-18 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McKelvey: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Moriwaki: not voting
- Fevella: not voting
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-18 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Wakai: yes
- DeCoite: yes
- Richards: yes
- Chang: not voting
- Fevella: not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-04-04 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Dela Cruz: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Aquino: yes
- DeCoite: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Kidani: yes
- Kim: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Fevella: yes
- Lee: not voting
- C.: not voting
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2025-04-08 · pass · 24-1
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