Applies a definition of "development" to special management areas within counties with a population between one hundred fifty thousand and two hundred thousand to exempt from special management area use permit requirements all activities that are not included within the definition, including certain federal-, state-, or county-funded, authorized, or implemented infrastructure and improvement projects that are exempt from an environmental assessment or for which a finding of no significant impact has been issued. Sunsets 6/30/2030. (CD2)
Hawaii HB 1823 (2026) — RELATING TO THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT.
Applies a definition of "development" to special management areas within counties with a population between one hundred fifty thousand and two hundred thousand to exempt from special management area use permit requirements all activities that are not included within the definition, including certain federal-, state-, or county-funded, authorized, or implemented infrastructure and improvement projects that are exempt from an environmental assessment or for which a finding of no significant impact has been issued. Sunsets 6/30/2030. (CD2)
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2026-05-08 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889). receipt
2026-05-08 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820). receipt
2026-05-08 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura). passage
2026-05-08 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Grandinetti, Hartsfield, Hussey, Iwamoto, Kapela, Matsumoto, Olds, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza, Tam voting no (18) and none excused (0). passage
2026-05-06 48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26
2026-05-06 Report filed.
2026-05-06 Separated Committee Report.
2026-05-06 Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2). amendment-passage
2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 88-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-04-29 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto. committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-29 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-27 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 782). receipt
2026-04-27 Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Rhoads Co-Chair; Hashimoto.
2026-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). receipt
2026-04-21 House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas 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. 626) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-04-14 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2026-04-10 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3793) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-09 The 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. committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
2026-03-30 Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3364) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2026-03-23 The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-20 The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12 Referred to WLA, JDC. referral-committee
2026-03-12 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2026-03-12 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 292). introduction, receipt
2026-03-10 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (6) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2026-03-06 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1191-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-24 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia. committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-12 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and none excused (0). reading-2, referral-committee
2026-02-12 Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 242-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-05 The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto. committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-02 Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26 Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
2026-01-23 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2026-01-22 Pending introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/43b05172-78e5-4dd9-a2b1-783762a092dc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).