What does Hawaii Senate Bill SB 2972 do?

Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229.
Apr 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:00AM; CR 229.
Apr 24, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:00AM; CR 229.
Apr 22, 2026 | House
- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).
Apr 21, 2026 | Senate
- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
- Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Gabbard, Rhoads Co-Chairs.
Apr 21, 2026 | House
- House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Shimizu.
Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
Apr 16, 2026 | Senate
- Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 722).
- Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Apr 14, 2026 | House
- Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Deferred one day 04-14-26.
Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1831-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.
Apr 02, 2026 | House
- The 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.
Mar 31, 2026 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1344-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Gedeon voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).
Mar 19, 2026 | House
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
Mar 17, 2026 | House
- The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-26.
- Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Pass First Reading
- Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17
- Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 329) in amended form (SD 1).
Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2976) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- One Day Notice 03-10-26.
Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from WLA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2631) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
- The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WLA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
Jan 30, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC.
Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Passed First Reading.
Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced.

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