Relating To Transportation Environmental Review.
State of HawaiiHawaiiAuthorizes the Department of Transportation to assume responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for highway projects, as well as railroad, public transportation, or multimodal projects within the State, allowing streamlined environmental reviews. Provides a limited waiver of sovereign immunity to comply with federal requirements. (CD1)
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- May 26, 2026
- 170 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
HI SB 3154 · PassedMay 26
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Bill details
- Last action
- Act 038, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138). · May 26, 2026
Sponsor
RKRonald KouchiSenator · Democrat · SD-008Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
Bill history
Newest first.
May 26, 2026Act 038, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138).House
May 26, 2026Act 038, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138).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 none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting no (2) 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. 23-26) 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. 23-26).Senate
Apr 24, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Lowen, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.House
Apr 24, 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, Gabbard, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Apr 22, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.Senate
Apr 21, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).House
Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard, Rhoads Co-Chairs; DeCorte.Senate
Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).Senate
Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Lowen, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Muraoka.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. 756).Senate
Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House
Apr 10, 2026Deferred one day 04-14-26.House
Apr 8, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.House
Apr 8, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1826-26) 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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; 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; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).House
Mar 30, 2026Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1437-26), recommending referral to JHA.House
Mar 24, 2026The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.House
Mar 20, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-24-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 19, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House
Mar 19, 2026Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.House
Mar 17, 2026The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House
Mar 12, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 12, 2026Referred to TRN, EEP, JHA, referral sheet 17House
Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse
Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 372) 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 JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3050) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate
Mar 5, 2026The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Feb 25, 2026The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 18, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.Senate
Feb 18, 2026Reported from TRS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2323) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.Senate
Feb 13, 2026The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Feb 13, 2026The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Elefante, Lee, C..Senate
Feb 10, 2026The committee(s) on TRS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 2, 2026Referred to TRS/AEN, JDC.Senate
Jan 28, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Jan 28, 2026Introduced.Senate
Jan 26, 2026Pending Introduction.Senate
Recorded votes
Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 13, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Transportation: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 13, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 5, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · House · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- DOT
- National Environmental Policy Act
- NEPA Assignment
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