Authorizes 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)
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History
2026
May 26Act 038, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138).Latest
May 26Act 038, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1138).Became Law
May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
May 7Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting no (2) and none excused (0).Major
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
May 5Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).Minor
May 1Deferred one day 05-06-26.Minor
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
May 1Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).Major
Apr 29Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 23-26).
Apr 2948 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
Apr 29Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 23-26) as amended in (CD 1).
Apr 24The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 24The 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.Minor
Apr 22Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.
Apr 20Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).Minor
Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 756).Minor
Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
Apr 14Passed 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.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 10Deferred one day 04-14-26.Minor
Apr 8Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1826-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 2The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 31Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 30Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1437-26), recommending referral to JHA.
Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 30Report 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).Minor
Mar 24The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 20Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-24-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 19Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 19Passed 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).Minor
Mar 17The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 12Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 12Referred to TRN, EEP, JHA, referral sheet 17Minor
Mar 12Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 10Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
Mar 10Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 372) in amended form (SD 2).Minor
Mar 6Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3050) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Mar 648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
Mar 5The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 25The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Feb 18Reported from TRS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2323) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
Feb 18Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.Minor
Feb 13The 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..Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 13The 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.Minor
Feb 10The committee(s) on TRS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.