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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO ESSENTIAL PERMITTING POSITIONS."
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description: "Authorizes the mayor of each county to implement a pilot program to improve the speed, accountability, and quality of permit processing within that county through targeted staffing, performance incentives, and interdepartmental competition. Authorizes increased pay for certain permitting positions and requires county personnel departments to prioritize the hiring of permitting positions as part of the pilot program. Requires participating county mayors and county agencies to establish goals for the pilot program. Requires participating county agencies to submit quarterly reports to the respective county councils on the pilot program. Sunsets the pilot project on 6/30/2030. (CD1)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 2671"
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citation: "Hawaii SB 2671 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Counties", "Differential Payments", "Permit Processing", "Pilot Program", "Reports", "Salaries"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["C.", "HASHIMOTO", "LAMOSAO", "LEE", "MORIWAKI"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2026-01-23"
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last_action: "2026-06-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/981d27de-92e4-4a9e-b086-1f3bcd0951e6"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2671&year=2026"
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source_hash: "4e5089dd5796a82d9c1275f252515f9864797a56dd41aeeea55b2f921ee379eb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii SB 2671 (2026) — RELATING TO ESSENTIAL PERMITTING POSITIONS.
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Authorizes the mayor of each county to implement a pilot program to improve the speed, accountability, and quality of permit processing within that county through targeted staffing, performance incentives, and interdepartmental competition. Authorizes increased pay for certain permitting positions and requires county personnel departments to prioritize the hiring of permitting positions as part of the pilot program. Requires participating county mayors and county agencies to establish goals for the pilot program. Requires participating county agencies to submit quarterly reports to the respective county councils on the pilot program. Sunsets the pilot project on 6/30/2030. (CD1)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **SB2671** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_.HTM)
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2. **SB2671_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_CD1_.HTM)
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3. **SB2671_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_HD1_.HTM)
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4. **SB2671_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_HD2_.HTM)
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5. **SB2671_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2671_SD1_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- C. — primary (person)
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- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
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- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
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- LEE — primary (person)
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- MORIWAKI — primary (person)
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- Wakai — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-06-09** Act 119, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). `became-law`
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- **2026-06-09** Act 119, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1219). `became-law`
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- **2026-05-08** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-08** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
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- **2026-05-06** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). `receipt`
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- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran voting no (1) and none excused (0). `passage`
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- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
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- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 191-26) as amended in (CD 1).
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- **2026-05-01** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
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- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 191-26).
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- **2026-05-01** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Sayama, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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- **2026-05-01** 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) Wakai, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-30** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:45AM; Conference Room 325.
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- **2026-04-28** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:45AM; Conference Room 325.
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- **2026-04-27** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 762). `receipt`
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- **2026-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 10:45AM; Conference Room 325.
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- **2026-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella.
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- **2026-04-20** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). `receipt`
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- **2026-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Sayama, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
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- **2026-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564). `receipt`
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- **2026-04-10** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
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- **2026-04-10** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 518). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2026-04-09** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2026-04-09** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2001-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2026-04-07** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-02** Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2026-04-02** The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26. `deferral`
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- **2026-03-31** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2026-03-30** 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, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
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- **2026-03-30** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1469-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
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- **2026-03-24** The 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. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2026-03-20** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-20** Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1283-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
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- **2026-03-18** The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-18-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2026-03-12** Referred to ECD, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-12** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-10** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 280) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** One Day Notice 03-10-26.
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- **2026-03-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2971) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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- **2026-03-05** 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`
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- **2026-03-04** The committee(s) on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-05-26 12:04PM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
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- **2026-03-03** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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- **2026-02-11** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-11** Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2176) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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- **2026-02-05** The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-02** The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
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- **2026-01-28** Referred to EIG, WAM. `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-23** Introduced. `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/981d27de-92e4-4a9e-b086-1f3bcd0951e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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