STATE BILLHI SB 2811ENGROSSED

Relating To State Building Projects.

Establishes, and appropriates funds for, the State Building Permit Process Task Force to evaluate the challenges, opportunities, and legislative actions necessary to establish a State Building Permit Review Office for state projects located on state-owned lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 10, 2026; 247 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI SB 2811 · EngrossedMar 10

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Bill details

Last action: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). · Apr 16, 2026

Sponsor

SMSharon MoriwakiSenator · Democrat · SD-012Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

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. 705).Senate

Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

Apr 10, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2105-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Apr 7, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House

Apr 2, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 30, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).House

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Mar 30, 2026Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1470-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Mar 24, 2026The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Mar 20, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 12, 2026Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 17House

Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse

Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 303) 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 6, 202648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2936) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Mar 4, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 2, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Feb 19, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Feb 19, 2026Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2471) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

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

Feb 3, 2026The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate

Jan 30, 2026The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate

Jan 30, 2026Referred to GVO, WAM.Senate

Jan 26, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Jan 23, 2026Introduced.Senate

Recorded votes

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

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 4, 2026 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

State Building Permit Process
Task Force
Appropriation ($)
DAGS
Report

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