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HB344Introduced in the House

Relating To Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure.

Engrossed

Introduced by Nicole Lowen, District 7

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Requires the design of all new state building construction where parking is to be included to provide that a number of the parking stalls, as determined by the Department of Accounting and General Services, shall be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaii State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation, to conduct a survey and identify certain high-priority state facilities. Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

Where it stands

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).

April 23, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments · April 4, 2025

12

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

13 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Sharon Moriwaki12Yes
Donna Kim14Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Donovan Cruz17Yes
Michelle Kidani18Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EEP, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Re-referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 6

  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  7. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 503) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

  11. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 880), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  12. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 14).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to GVO/EIG, WAM.

  16. Re-Referred to EIG/GVO, WAM.

  17. The committee(s) on EIG/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  18. The 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) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella.

  19. The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Fevella.

  20. Reported from EIG/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1248) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  21. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  22. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  24. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1833) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  25. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  26. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  27. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 621) in amended form (SD 2).

  28. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  29. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  30. House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Kusch, Perruso, Alcos.

  31. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 804).

  32. Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; McKelvey, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  33. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 11:15AM in conference room 325.

  34. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 875).

  35. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:05PM in Conference Room 325.

  36. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:10PM in Conference Room 325.

  37. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:55PM in Conference Room 325.

  38. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  39. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  40. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  41. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  42. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

  43. House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  44. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).

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