---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS."
description: "Revises provisions relating to state small boat harbors fees and permits. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 649"
citation: "Hawaii HB 649 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of Land and Natural Resources", "Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation", "Fees", "Permits", "State Small Boat Harbors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HASHEM"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6f0c7d0-96f0-40fa-8aa4-b383aa99a244"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=649&year=2026"
source_hash: "73666a5ee501f26391a5821f6b441bcca997dd11afa5309d8d1a3f800f885ccf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 649 (2026) — RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Revises provisions relating to state small boat harbors fees and permits. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB649** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_.HTM)
2. **HB649_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB649_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB649_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB649_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- HASHEM — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-05-29** Act 062, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). `became-law`
- **2026-05-29** Act 062, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). `became-law`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2026-05-08** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2026-05-01** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 172-26).
- **2026-05-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 172-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-04-30** The 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) Lee, C., Moriwaki, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-30** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-04-29** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.
- **2026-04-28** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.
- **2026-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; CR 229.
- **2026-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 229.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Chang.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu.
- **2026-04-17** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). `receipt`
- **2026-04-16** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-14** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 569) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2026-04-14** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-04-10** One Day Notice 04-14-26.
- **2026-04-10** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3711) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-04-08** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-30** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3360) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2026-03-25** The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Lamosao ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 03-25-26 1:12PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. `deferral`
- **2026-03-20** The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
- **2026-02-02** Re-Referred to WLA, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-08** Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. `carried-over`
- **2025-03-14** The committee on WTL deferred the measure. `deferral`
- **2025-03-10** The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-06** Referred to WTL, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 265). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-03-04** Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu, Souza voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1154), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-24** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Miyake, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-11** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu, Souza voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 361) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2025-02-06** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Morikawa; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu, Souza; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-04** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-21** Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-17** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6f0c7d0-96f0-40fa-8aa4-b383aa99a244`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).