STATE BILLHI SB 2400PASSED

Relating To Transportation.

Exempts persons operating wing-in-ground craft engaged in the transportation of passengers from the application of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Defines "winginground craft". (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 29, 2026; 167 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI SB 2400 · PassedMay 29

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Bill details

Last action: Act 061, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). · May 29, 2026

Sponsor

LILorraine InouyeSenator · Democrat · SD-001Primary sponsor

Bill history

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May 29, 2026Act 061, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161).House

May 29, 2026Act 061, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161).Senate

May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate

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

May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting no (11) and none excused (0).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Senate

May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House

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May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 163-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

May 1, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.Senate

May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 163-26).Senate

May 1, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Matayoshi, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none.House

May 1, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keohokalole, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

May 1, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411.House

May 1, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.House

Apr 30, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.Senate

Apr 30, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 877).Senate

Apr 29, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.House

Apr 29, 2026Re-referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 37House

Apr 20, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).House

Apr 20, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Elefante, Kanuha.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).House

Apr 7, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate

Apr 7, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 475).Senate

Apr 6, 2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Poepoe, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.House

Apr 6, 2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1804-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Apr 1, 2026The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Mar 30, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 30, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Poepoe voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).House

Mar 30, 2026Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1471-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.House

Mar 24, 2026The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; and Excused: none.House

Mar 19, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 12, 2026Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 17House

Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse

Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 230) in amended form (SD 1).House

Mar 10, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Mar 6, 202648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2914) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).Senate

Feb 25, 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 02-25-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Feb 18, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN.Senate

Feb 18, 2026Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2324) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN.Senate

Feb 12, 2026The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Feb 6, 2026The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Jan 28, 2026Referred to TRS, CPN.Senate

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and passed First Reading.Senate

Jan 20, 2026Pending Introduction.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Transportation: Passed, UnamendedFeb 12, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 25, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

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

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Transportation
Wing-in-Ground Craft
Seagliders
Exemption
Hawaii Water Carrier Act
Passengers

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