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HB2606 House Bill
Passed
2026-03-05

Relating To Off-site Construction.

Implements certain recommendations of the SPEED Task Force. Establishes a working group within the State Building Code Council to develop proposals for an off-site construction program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD1)

Bill Details

State

Hawaii

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Committee

Ways and Means

Official Source

www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_ind...

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Sponsors

Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy (Rep - D)
Terez Amato (Rep - D)
Elle Cochran (Rep - D)
Luke Evslin (Rep - D)
Daisy Hartsfield (Rep - D)
Ikaika Hussey (Rep - D)
Kirstin Kahaloa (Rep - D)
Darius Kila (Rep - D)
Nicole Lowen (Rep - D)
Lisa Marten (Rep - D)
Daynette Morikawa (Rep - D)
Ikaika Olds (Rep - D)
Gregg Takayama (Rep - D)
Adrian Tam (Rep - D)
David Tarnas (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-03-30 S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-30 S Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3232) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-23 S The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
2026-03-16 S The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 S Referred to PSM, WAM.
2026-03-06 S Passed First Reading.
2026-03-06 S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 125).
2026-03-05 H Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05 H Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 857-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-02 H 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, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
2026-02-27 H Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-27 H The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.
2026-02-24 H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-20 H 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) Quinlan excused (1).
2026-02-20 H Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 703-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-19 H The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-13 H Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-11 H Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
2026-02-11 H Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 137-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
2026-02-06 H The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.
2026-02-03 H Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Votes

2026-03-23 Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments Yea: 4 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-02 H Housing
2026-02-11 H Water & Land
2026-02-20 H Finance
2026-03-10 S Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs
2026-03-30 S Ways and Means

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-28 Introduced
2026-02-10 Amended
2026-02-20 Amended
2026-03-25 Amended

Subjects

State Building Code Council Off-site Construction Working Group Report Appropriation ($)

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