STATE BILLHI HB 1619ENGROSSED

Relating To Electric Vehicle Infrastructure.

Excludes from the definition of "development", as it applies to special management areas, the installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of an electric vehicle charging system. Includes the Public Utilities Commission in the development and implementation of plans to meet the long-term goals for zero-emissions transportation in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 6, 2026; 251 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1619 · EngrossedMar 6

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Bill details

Last action: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). · Apr 20, 2026

Bill history

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Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate

Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Hashem, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Perruso, Matsumoto.House

Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate

Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 592) in amended form (SD 1).House

Apr 14, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 10, 202648 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3714) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).Senate

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Apr 7, 2026The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Senate

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 24, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN.Senate

Mar 24, 2026Reported from EIG/WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3160) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN.Senate

Mar 19, 2026The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Richards, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 19, 2026The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.Senate

Mar 16, 2026The committee(s) on EIG/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Referred to EIG/WLA, CPN.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 143).Senate

Mar 6, 2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 980-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 26, 2026The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick.House

Feb 24, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 18, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).House

Feb 18, 2026Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 454-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC.House

Feb 12, 2026The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House

Feb 10, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 4, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).House

Feb 4, 2026Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 12-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.House

Jan 29, 2026The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Chun, Quinlan.House

Jan 26, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-29-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 26, 2026Referred to EEP, WAL, CPC, referral sheet 1House

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 16, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded votes

Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, UnamendedMar 19, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, UnamendedMar 19, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 7, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Special Management Areas
Exclusion
Zero-emissions Transportation Goals

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