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HI HB 344

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RELATING 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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • LOWENprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-23

    House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  3. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  5. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  6. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  7. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  8. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:55PM in Conference Room 325.

  9. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:10PM in Conference Room 325.

  10. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:05PM in Conference Room 325.

  11. 2025-04-24

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 875).

    receipt

  12. 2025-04-24

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 11:15AM in conference room 325.

  13. 2025-04-24

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; McKelvey, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  14. 2025-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 804).

    receipt

  15. 2025-04-22

    House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Kusch, Perruso, Alcos.

  16. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  17. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  18. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 621) in amended form (SD 2).

  19. 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.

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  20. 2025-04-04

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  21. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1833) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  22. 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..

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  23. 2025-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  24. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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  25. 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.

  26. 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.

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  27. 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.

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  28. 2025-03-13

    The committee(s) on EIG/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  29. 2025-03-10

    Re-Referred to EIG/GVO, WAM.

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  30. 2025-03-04

    Referred to GVO/EIG, WAM.

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  31. 2025-02-28

    Passed First Reading.

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  32. 2025-02-28

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 14).

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  33. 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.

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  34. 2025-02-27

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 880), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  35. 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.

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  36. 2025-02-18

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 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).

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  38. 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.

  39. 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.

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  40. 2025-01-29

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2025-01-28

    Re-referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 6

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  42. 2025-01-21

    Referred to EEP, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1

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  43. 2025-01-17

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  44. 2025-01-16

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

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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