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HB661Introduced in the House

Relating To Environmental Review.

EngrossedSenate Water, Land, and Agriculture

Introduced by Mark Hashem, District 19

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Permits, under certain circumstances, a previously permitted or authorized activity challenged as being subject to environmental review to continue while the applicable agency or applicant conducts an environmental assessment, prepares an environmental impact statement, or determines whether the activity is exempt. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Re-Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC.

February 2, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EEP/WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:15AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  6. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Shimizu, Souza; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Poepoe; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

  7. Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 607) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Poepoe voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Hashem, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Kahaloa, Shimizu; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Perruso; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  11. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1164) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  12. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  13. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Hussey, Iwamoto, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Grandinetti, Holt, Kahaloa, Kila, Marten, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (9) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  14. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 266).

  15. Passed First Reading.

  16. Referred to WTL/AEN, JDC.

  17. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  18. Re-Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC.

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