Bill Commons

HI SB 2101

enacted

RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2101 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2101 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 173, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275).

What is HI SB 2101 about?

Updates and establishes additional statewide goals for solid waste stream and organic waste stream diversion. Requires the recycling, bioconversion, and organic waste diversion component to identify and assess methods to achieve certain organic waste stream reduction goals. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2101?

GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2101, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Updates and establishes additional statewide goals for solid waste stream and organic waste stream diversion. Requires the recycling, bioconversion, and organic waste diversion component to identify and assess methods to achieve certain organic waste stream reduction goals. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 173, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GABBARDprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • Fukunagacosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 173, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 173, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

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  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kila, Muraoka voting no (6) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Wakai, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 182-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 182-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  13. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 11:00AM in conference room 325.

  15. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 11:00AM in conference room 325.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).

    receipt

  17. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 11:01AM; Conference Room 325.

  18. 2026-04-27

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

  19. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Wakai, Richards Co-Chairs.

  20. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 622).

    introduction,receipt

  22. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  23. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Kila, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  25. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2045-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  27. 2026-04-07

    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, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. 2026-03-30

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1434-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  30. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  31. 2026-03-24

    The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-03-23

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 11:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-24-26.

    deferral

  34. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:40AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  36. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  38. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 40) in amended form (SD 1).

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  39. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2774) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  41. 2026-03-02

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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  43. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  44. 2026-02-20

    Reported from AEN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2482) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  45. 2026-02-20

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  46. 2026-02-12

    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, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.

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  47. 2026-02-12

    The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  48. 2026-02-09

    The committee(s) on AEN/EIG has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-12-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  49. 2026-02-08

    The committee(s) on AEN/EIG deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  50. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on AEN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  51. 2026-01-22

    Referred to AEN/EIG, WAM.

    referral-committee

  52. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  53. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-12 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting
    • Awa: not voting

  • The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-12 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Wakai: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-02 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 21-3

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

  • The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
    • Kahaloa: not voting
    • Quinlan: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-1

    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
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: no

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Richards: yes

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