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HI SB 2999

enacted

RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2999 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2999 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-15): Act 258, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).

What is HI SB 2999 about?

Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt rules by 1/1/2028 governing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Requires reports and public information sessions. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2999?

LEE, C. are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2999.

Description

Requires the Department of Transportation to adopt rules by 1/1/2028 governing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Requires reports and public information sessions. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-07-15 — Act 258, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LEEprimary
  • C.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-15

    Act 258, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-15

    Act 258, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1361).

    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, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

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  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0).

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  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:45 AM; Conference Room 229.

  9. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:40 PM; Conference Room 229.

  10. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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  11. 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, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kila, Matsumoto.

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  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 127-26).

  13. 2026-05-01

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

  14. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 127-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  15. 2026-05-01

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

  16. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:10AM in conference room 325.

  17. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:10AM in conference room 325.

  18. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:10AM in conference room 325.

  19. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:11AM in conference room 325.

  20. 2026-04-24

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 9:45AM in conference room 325.

  21. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

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  23. 2026-04-22

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

  24. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Kanuha, Fevella.

  25. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 724).

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  26. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  27. 2026-04-16

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

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  28. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  29. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2150-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  30. 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, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Lee, M., Miyake, Gedeon; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and Excused: none.

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  31. 2026-04-02

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

  32. 2026-03-30

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1561-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  33. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  34. 2026-03-27

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick.

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  35. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-27-26 at 10:30 AM.

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  36. 2026-03-24

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-27-26 10:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2026-03-19

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1223-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TRN.

  38. 2026-03-19

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TRN with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

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  39. 2026-03-19

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  40. 2026-03-17

    The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  41. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  42. 2026-03-12

    Referred to EEP, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 17

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  43. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:15AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  44. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  45. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 337) in amended form (SD 1).

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  46. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2819) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  47. 2026-03-05

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

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  48. 2026-03-05

    48 Hrs. Notice 3/10/2026.

  49. 2026-03-02

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

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  50. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-02-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  51. 2026-02-25

    Re-Referred to WAM.

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  52. 2026-02-17

    The committee on TRS deferred the measure.

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  53. 2026-02-17

    The committee on AEN deferred the measure.

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  54. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on TRS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  55. 2026-01-30

    Referred to TRS/AEN, WAM.

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  56. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  57. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Votes

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

    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
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Richards: yes

  • Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

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

    2026-03-27 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • La Chica: not voting
    • Muraoka: not voting
    • Pierick: 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
    • Hussey: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Alcos: no

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Quinlan: yes
    • Kila: not voting
    • Matsumoto: not voting

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 22-3

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Richards: yes

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