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SB1120Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Transportation.

EngrossedSenate Transportation

Introduced by Chris Lee, District 25

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study on implementing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Requires, no later than 1/1/2028, the Department of Transportation to adopt rules governing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Re-Referred to TRS/AEN, WAM.

April 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended · February 27, 2025

13

Yes

0

No

0

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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to TCA/AEN, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on TCA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. 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, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  7. Reported from TCA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 238) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  9. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 945) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  12. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  13. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 262) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to TRN, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 19

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  19. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1201) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

  20. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EEP with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:20AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

  23. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1394), recommending referral to FIN.

  24. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Ward.

  27. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1927), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  29. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 481).

  30. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Lowen, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; La Chica, Muraoka.

  33. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chair; Gabbard, Aquino Co-Chairs.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 782).

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 848).

  36. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  39. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.

  41. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411.

  42. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411.

  43. House Conferees Changed: Representative Perruso added as Co-Chair. Representative Lowen discharged as Co-Chair.

  44. Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816).

  45. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.

  46. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  47. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  49. House Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  51. Re-Referred to TRS/AEN, WAM.

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