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SB 161STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO COUNTY PERMITTING AND INSPECTION.

Allows state projects to be exempt from county building permit requirements under certain conditions. Requires all exempted state projects to be included in a report that is regularly made available to the public. Allows state agencies that undertake projects to be dedicated to a county to prepare programmatic or project-specific agreements that establish requirements and standards for review and acceptance if the agency wants the project to be exempted. Allows state agencies that want to be exempted from county permitting processes to establish a cooperative working group. Requires cooperative working groups to submit an interim report to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2026. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD1)

Voted 12/8/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

8 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 2/11/2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  3. 2/11/2025Reported from EIG/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 220) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  4. 2/4/2025The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, San Buenaventura.
  5. 2/4/2025The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  6. 1/30/2025The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-04-25 3:00PM; CR 225.
  7. 1/30/2025The committee(s) on EIG deferred the measure until 02-04-25 3:00PM; CR 016.
  8. 1/27/2025The committee(s) on EIG/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  9. 1/17/2025Referred to EIG/GVO, WAM.
  10. 1/15/2025Introduced and passed First Reading.