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Measure Title: RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Report Title: Climate Change and Tourism Destination Management; Projects; Expenditure Request; Governor
Description: Establishes a Green Fee Special Fund to receive an allocation of green fee revenues. Establishes various special funds to receive allocations of green fee revenues. Requires the Governor to request, through a bill separate from the budget or supplemental budget, an amount that approximates green fee revenues subtracted from the amounts allocated to the various funds to be expended for certain climate change and tourism destination management projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Companion:
Package: None
Current Referral: EDT/WLA/AEN, WAM
Introducer(s): LOWEN, NAKAMURA, TAM, TODD
Act:

Measure Status History

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DateChamberStatus Text
3/20/2026SThe committee on AEN deferred the measure.
3/20/2026SThe committee on WLA deferred the measure.
3/20/2026SThe committee on EDT deferred the measure.
3/17/2026SThe committee(s) on EDT/WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
3/10/2026SReferred to EDT/WLA/AEN, WAM.
3/6/2026SPassed First Reading.
3/6/2026SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 128).
3/5/2026HPassed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
3/5/2026HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 884-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/2/2026HThe 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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
2/27/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/20/2026HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2/20/2026HReported from EEP/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 726-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2/12/2026HThe committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
2/12/2026HThe committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.
2/6/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by EEP/TOU on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/3/2026HRe-referred to EEP/TOU, FIN, referral sheet 7
2/2/2026HReferred to EEP, TOU, FIN, referral sheet 6
1/28/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.

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All Versions of this Measure

HB2618_HD1 Link to HB2618_HD1 .PDF file
HB2618 Link to HB2618 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB2618_HD1_HSCR726-26_ Link to committee report HB2618_HD1_HSCR726-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB2618_HD1_HSCR884-26_ Link to committee report HB2618_HD1_HSCR884-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)

Testimony

HB2618_TESTIMONY_EEP-TOU_02-12-26_
HB2618_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_03-02-26_
HB2618_HD1_TESTIMONY_WLA-AEN-EDT_03-20-26_

Hearing Notices

EEP/TOU
2/12/26 9:30A
325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
3/02/26 10:00A
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
EDT/WLA/AEN
3/20/26 1:02P
CR 224 & Videoconference