STATE BILLHI SB 2398PASSED

Relating To Residential Housing Utilities.

No later than 1/1/2029, requires each county board of water supply to publish a map of its service area and a list of service-restricted areas on their website. Specifies a procedure for responding to certain water availability requests. (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 27, 2026; 169 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI SB 2398 · PassedMay 27

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Last action: Act 045, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145). · May 27, 2026

Bill history

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May 27, 2026Act 045, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145).House

May 27, 2026Act 045, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145).Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 7, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and none excused (0).House

May 5, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).House

May 1, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).Senate

May 1, 2026Deferred one day 05-06-26.House

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Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.House

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 27-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.Senate

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 27-26).Senate

Apr 27, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Hashem, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 0 Excused: none.House

Apr 27, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Senate

Apr 27, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 761).House

Apr 24, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:11AM; Conference Room 224.Senate

Apr 24, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Chang, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella.Senate

Apr 21, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).Senate

Apr 21, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Cochran.House

Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).House

Apr 16, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate

Apr 16, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 655).Senate

Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House

Apr 9, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.House

Apr 9, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2034-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Apr 2, 2026The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.House

Mar 31, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).House

Mar 30, 2026Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1522-26), recommending referral to JHA.House

Mar 24, 2026The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.House

Mar 20, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 20, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Alcos, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House

Mar 20, 2026Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1308-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.House

Mar 18, 2026The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; and Excused: none.House

Mar 16, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 12, 2026Referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17House

Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse

Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 228) in amended form (SD 2).House

Mar 10, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Mar 5, 202648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.Senate

Mar 5, 2026Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2792) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Feb 26, 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, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.Senate

Feb 20, 2026The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Feb 12, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.Senate

Feb 12, 2026Reported from EIG/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2225) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.Senate

Feb 5, 2026The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Senate

Feb 5, 2026The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.Senate

Feb 2, 2026The committee(s) on EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate

Jan 28, 2026Referred to EIG/HOU, CPN.Senate

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and passed First Reading.Senate

Jan 20, 2026Pending Introduction.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Housing: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 5, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 5, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 26, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 27, 2026 · House · 3 yea · 1 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 27, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

County Board of Water Supply
Water Service Availability
Publication
Service Area Map
Service-Restricted Areas

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