HawaiiRELATING TO BIODIESEL.
What it does
Requires the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to implement a requirement that, no later than January 1, 2028, diesel fuel sold in certain counties for use in on-highway diesel-powered motor vehicles contains no less than five per cent biodiesel by volume, except in circumstances where the supply of biodiesel is insufficient. Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to submit a report to the Legislature, including a comprehensive rollout plan. Requires the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to consult with the Department of Transportation during the development and implementation of the biodiesel requirements and present DBEDT's comprehensive rollout plan to the public.
More detail
Effective 7/1/3050. (SD1)
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.Latest
- May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411.
- May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:35PM in Conference Room 411.
- Apr 30Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 9:50AM in conference room 329.
- Apr 29Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:40AM in conference room Conference Room 329.
- Apr 28Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 11:10AM in conference room 329.
- Apr 27Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai, Keohokalole, Kanuha Co-Chairs.
- Apr 27Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778).Minor
- Apr 20Re-referred to TRN, ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30Minor
- Apr 20House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Ilagan, Matayoshi, Miyake Co-Chairs; Kusch, Pierick.
- Apr 20Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Minor
- Apr 17Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Minor
- Apr 16House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
- Apr 14Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kim, Richards, San Buenaventura . Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 14Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 689) in amended form (SD 1).
- Apr 10Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3700) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- Apr 10One Day Notice 04-14-26.
- Apr 7The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Richards.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Minor
- Apr 2The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- Mar 30Reported from EDT/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3312) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
- Mar 30Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.Minor
- Mar 24The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Richards.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 24The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.Minor
- Mar 18The committee(s) on EDT/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- Mar 12Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 414).Minor
- Mar 12Passed First Reading.Minor
- Mar 12Referred to EDT/EIG, CPN/WAM.Minor
- Mar 10Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1057-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Mar 6Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
- Mar 4The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Feb 18Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 416-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC.
- Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).Minor
- Feb 13The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).Minor
- Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Feb 9Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 86-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.
- Feb 5The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Feb 2Referred to TRN, ECD, CPC, referral sheet 6Minor
- Jan 28Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
- Jan 27Pending introduction.Introduced