HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE OF HAWAII

THIRTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2026

 

 

March 19, 2026

 

 

30th Day

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

 

1.         Roll Call

 

2.         Reading of the Journal

 

3.         Messages from the Governor

 

4.         Senate Communications

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

 

5.         Floor Presentations

 

 

H.R. No. 203

CONGRATULATING THE 2026 FARRINGTON-KAISER-KALANI COMPLEX AREA TEACHER OF THE YEAR, THE 2026 KAPAʻA-KAUAʻI-WAIMEA COMPLEX AREA TEACHER OF THE YEAR, THE 2026 PEARL CITY-WAIPAHU COMPLEX AREA TEACHER OF THE YEAR, A 2025 BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL, AND TEACH FOR AMERICA HAWAIʻI.

 

6.         Reports of Standing Committees

 

            HIGHER EDUCATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1215-26

S.B. No. 2802, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

(UH; Agricultural Sciences; Bachelor's Program; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1216-26

S.B. No. 3081, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO A PROGRAM TO CHARACTERIZE THE POTENTIAL OF UNDERGROUND ENERGY RESOURCES STATEWIDE.

(Hawaii State Energy Office; Water Resources; Geothermal Exploration; University of Hawaii; Reports; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1217-26

S.B. No. 2902, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

(PUC; Portable Solar Generation Device; Condominiums; Requirements; Registration; Online System; Reports)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1218-26

S.B. No. 2005, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CONSERVATION BANKING.

(DLNR; BLNR; Conservation Banks)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1219-26

S.B. No. 3252, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO CLIMATE PLANNING.

(DLNR; HCCMAC; Climate Change; Positions; Appropriation; Reports)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                    

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1220-26

S.B. No. 2096, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT.

(DOH; Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; PFAS; Wastewater Management; Testing; Rules)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1221-26

S.B. No. 2095, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

(DOH; PFAS Working Group; PFAS; Toxic Chemicals; Reports)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO HEALTH                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1222-26

S.B. No. 2046, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

(Department of Health; Water Quality; Underground Storage Tanks and Tank Systems; Confirmed Release; Environmental Restoration; Jet Fuel; Rules)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1223-26

S.B. No. 2999, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD.

(Clean Fuel Standard; Alternative Fuels; Rules; Department of Transportation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO TRANSPORTATION                                                                                    

 

            ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION/HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1224-26

S.B. No. 3103, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

(DHS; PUC; Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                    

 

            TOURISM

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1225-26

S.B. No. 83, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOTELS.

(Hotels; Hotel Services; Service Disruption; Third-Party Vendor; Guests; Notice)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

            WATER & LAND

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1226-26

S.B. No. 2041, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

(Judiciary; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Land Court; Bureau of Conveyances; Real Property; Working Group; Report; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1227-26

S.B. No. 3234, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

(DOT; Safe Routes to School; Pedestrian Safety Improvements; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO EDUCATION                                                                                    

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1228-26

S.B. No. 3156, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

(DOT; Federal Military Facilities; Department Services; Agreements)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO PUBLIC SAFETY                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1229-26

S.B. No. 3154, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

(DOT; National Environmental Policy Act; NEPA Assignment)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1230-26

S.B. No. 2146, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.

(Traffic Fines Task Force; Establishment; Driver's License; Motor Vehicle Registration; Unpaid Monetary Obligations; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1231-26

S.B. No. 2053, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(Salvaged Motor Vehicles; Transfer; Electronic Signature)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                    

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1232-26

S.B. No. 2010, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

(Motor Vehicles; Drivers; Unlicensed Drivers; Stops; Citations Traffic; Public Safety; Impoundment; Driver's License; Motor Vehicle Registration; Unpaid Monetary Obligations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1233-26

S.B. No. 2009, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

(Motor Vehicles; Private Parties; Vehicle Transfer; Registration; Plates; Tags; Emblems; Notification; Centralized Notification System; Motor Vehicle Registration; Driver's License; Unpaid Monetary Obligations)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1234-26

S.B. No. 2667, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(Traffic Code; Oversized Commercial Vehicles; Towing; Restrictions; Penalties)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1235-26

S.B. No. 3215, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HARBOR SAFETY.

(DOT; Harbor Safety; Mooring; Commercial Docks; Labor; Act 236, SLH 2024; Sunset Date; Repeal)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO LABOR                                                                                    

 

            TRANSPORTATION

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1236-26

S.B. No. 2698, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

(DOT; TAT; Cruise Ships; Passenger Head Fee; Cruise Ship Special Fund; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO TOURISM                                                                                    

 

            WATER & LAND

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1237-26

S.B. No. 2363, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE COUNTIES.

(Counties; Public Lands; Closure)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1238-26

S.B. No. 2372, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO TREES.

(DLNR; UH; Exceptional Trees Program; Significant Trees; State Arborist Advisory Committee; County Arborist Advisory Committees)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1239-26

S.B. No. 2673, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE COUNTIES.

(Counties; OPSD; Chief Data Officer; Building Permits; Civil Engineering Permits; Statewide Permitting Data Standard; Report; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO FINANCE                                                                                    

 

            CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1240-26

S.B. No. 2948, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD.

(DCCA; Insurance Division; Insurance Fraud Investigations Branch; Insurance Commissioner; Insurance Fraud; Declarations of States of Emergency; Whistleblower Protection; Penalties; Reports; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

            HEALTH

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1241-26

S.B. No. 2277, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO HOSPITAL PRICE TRANSPARENCY.

(SHPDA; Health Care; Hospitals; Price Transparency; Consumer Protection; Federal Requirements)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                    

 

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1242-26

S.B. No. 2057, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

(State Agencies; Law Enforcement; Federal Immigration Agents; Assistance; Prohibition; First Amendment; Immigration Enforcement)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS                                                                                    

 

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1243-26

S.B. No. 3085, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO THE HAWAII FILM STUDIO.

(BLNR; DBEDT; Hawaii Film Studio; Public Lands; Exemption; Creative Media; Entertainment)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO WATER & LAND                                                                                    

 

            HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS/HEALTH

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1244-26

S.B. No. 3025, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO MEDICAL DEBT.

(Office of Wellness and Resilience; Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness Program; Reports; Appropriation)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                    

 

            HUMAN SERVICES & HOMELESSNESS

 

            Stand. Comm. Rep. No. 1245-26

S.B. No. 2761, S.D. 2, H.D. 1

 

RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

(Social Media Platforms; Individuals Under Sixteen Years of Age; Age Verification; Parental Consent; Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices)

 

AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE                                                                                    

 

 

 

7.         Announcements

 

 

Committee Referral Sheet No. 19

 

Floor Presentation for Friday, March 20, 2026:

 

CONGRATULATING THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH PLACE TEAMS AT THE 2026 HAWAIʻI LIFESMARTS STATE COMPETITION.