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HB 2140STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO ESSENTIAL PERMITTING POSITIONS.

Establishes a four-year pilot program to improve the speed, accountability, and quality of permit processing through targeted staffing, performance incentives, and interdepartmental competition within participating counties. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Voted 3/24/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

32 yea·0 nay·3 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/24/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
  2. 3/24/2026Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3163) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
  3. 3/17/2026The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
  4. 3/12/2026The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
  5. 3/12/2026Referred to EIG, WAM.
  6. 3/12/2026Passed First Reading.
  7. 3/12/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 365).
  8. 3/10/2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
  9. 3/6/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1114-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  10. 3/5/2026The 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, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.