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HB 1612STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes a business competitiveness goal for the State to be nationally ranked in the top thirty states for business climate by 2050, with interim goals. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit annual progress reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 3/17/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

24 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/17/2026The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
  2. 3/13/2026The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  3. 3/10/2026Referred to EDT, WAM.
  4. 3/6/2026Passed First Reading.
  5. 3/6/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 26).
  6. 3/5/2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  7. 3/5/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 770-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  8. 3/2/2026The 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  9. 2/27/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  10. 2/17/2026Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 288-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.