HI SB 2811
introducedRELATING TO STATE BUILDING PROJECTS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Establishes, and appropriates funds for, the State Building Permit Process Task Force to evaluate the challenges, opportunities, and legislative actions necessary to establish a State Building Permit Review Office for state projects located on state-owned lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2026-04-16 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- MORIWAKIprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
receipt
2026-04-16
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
amendment-failure
2026-04-16
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
introduction,receipt
2026-04-14
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-04-10
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2105-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-07
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-30
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-30
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1470-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-03-24
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-20
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 17
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-03-10
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 303) in amended form (SD 2).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-03-06
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
2026-03-06
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2936) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-03-04
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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
2026-03-02
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-19
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-19
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2471) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-05
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
deferral
2026-01-30
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-01-30
Referred to GVO, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-01-23
Introduced.
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Votes
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-05 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McKelvey: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Awa: yes
- Hashimoto: not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-04 · 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, as amended (SD 2).
2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-24 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Sayama: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kong: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0
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
- Alcos: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
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