House bill · 2026

HB 331

RELATING TO PERMITS.

Did not passOfficial record on Hawaii State Legislature

Progress

326 days from first to latest action, across 12 recorded actions.

Filed
Jan 16
Referred to committee
Jan 21
Heard in committee
Jan 28
Reported from committee
Jan 28
Passed first chamber
Stopped here
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

House · Jan 28, 2025

Passed 9–0

9 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC.

House · Jan 30, 2025

Passed 49–0

49 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

Republican

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

House · Feb 6, 2025

Passed 10–0

10 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2.

House · Feb 11, 2025

Passed 49–0

49 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

Republican

Full history

Every action recorded by Hawaii State Legislature.

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Dec 8, 2025 · Joint
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). FIN as amended in HD 2
Feb 11, 2025 · House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 427) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
Feb 11, 2025 · House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none. CPC
Feb 6, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 4, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). CPC
Jan 30, 2025 · House
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 21) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
Jan 30, 2025 · House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
Jan 28, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 24, 2025 · House
Referred to WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction.
Jan 16, 2025 · House

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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Gregg Takayama cosponsorD

In committee

WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
House
Referred Jan 21, 2025 · heard Jan 28, 2025 · reported after 7 days
CPC
House
Referred Jan 30, 2025 · heard Feb 6, 2025 · reported after 7 days
FIN as amended in HD 2
House
Referred Feb 11, 2025 · never reported

Topics

County Permit Exemptions Off-site Improvements Repetitive Construction Projects State Departments

Bill text

HB331_HD2HTML PDF
HB331_HD1HTML PDF
HB331HTML PDF

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