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HB 2334STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to assume responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for highway projects, as well as railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State, allowing streamlined environmental reviews. Provides a limited waiver of sovereign immunity to comply with federal requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 2/19/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

14 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/19/2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
  2. 2/19/2026Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 588-26), recommending referral to JHA.
  3. 2/17/2026The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
  4. 2/11/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  5. 2/10/2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
  6. 2/9/2026Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 88-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.
  7. 2/5/2026The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
  8. 2/3/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  9. 2/2/2026Referred to TRN, EEP, JHA, referral sheet 6
  10. 1/28/2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.