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HB 1967STATE · HawaiiIn Committee

RELATING TO PERMITTING.

Implements certain recommendations of the SPEED Task Force. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop a permitting workforce pipeline in partnership with the University of Hawaii and community colleges and coordinate with state and county permitting agencies on certain tasks related to classification levels, salary and benefits, hiring, and responsibilities of employees. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 3/10/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

33 yea·0 nay·1 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/10/2026Referred to EDT/EDU, WAM.
  2. 3/6/2026Passed First Reading.
  3. 3/6/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 66).
  4. 3/5/2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  5. 3/5/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 780-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  6. 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.
  7. 2/27/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  8. 2/18/2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
  9. 2/18/2026Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 404-26), recommending referral to FIN.
  10. 2/13/2026The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.