STATE BILLHI HB 2618ENGROSSED

Relating To The Environment.

Establishes a Green Fee Special Fund to receive an allocation of green fee revenues. Establishes various special funds to receive allocations of green fee revenues. Requires the Governor to request, through a bill separate from the budget or supplemental budget, an amount that approximates green fee revenues subtracted from the amounts allocated to the various funds to be expended for certain climate change and tourism destination management projects. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 5, 2026; 252 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 2618 · EngrossedMar 5

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Last action: The committee on AEN deferred the measure. · Mar 20, 2026
Pending committee: Economic Development and Technology

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 20, 2026The committee on AEN deferred the measure.Senate

Mar 20, 2026The committee on WLA deferred the measure.Senate

Mar 20, 2026The committee on EDT deferred the measure.Senate

Mar 17, 2026The committee(s) on EDT/WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Referred to EDT/WLA/AEN, WAM.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 128).Senate

Mar 5, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

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Mar 5, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 884-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Mar 2, 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, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.House

Feb 27, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 20, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House

Feb 20, 2026Reported from EEP/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 726-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Feb 12, 2026The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.House

Feb 12, 2026The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.House

Feb 6, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/TOU on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 3, 2026Re-referred to EEP/TOU, FIN, referral sheet 7House

Feb 2, 2026Referred to EEP, TOU, FIN, referral sheet 6House

Jan 28, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Subjects

Climate Change and Tourism Destination Management
Projects
Expenditure Request
Governor

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