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SB21Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Water Carriers.

EngrossedSenate Transportation

Introduced by Lorraine Inouye, District 1

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish, no later than 7/1/2026, a Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index automatic adjustment mechanism and waive or exempt any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Re-Referred to TRS, CPN.

April 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments · February 20, 2025

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 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
Tim Richards4Absent
Angus McKelvey6Yes
Carol Fukunaga11Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes
Jarrett Keohokalole24Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to TCA, CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:00PM; 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., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

  6. Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 251) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

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

  8. The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

  10. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 747) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  12. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 65) in amended form (SD 2).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19

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

  17. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  18. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1200) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tam, Pierick.

  22. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1499) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  23. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

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

  25. 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.

  26. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1925), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Lowen voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  28. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 453).

  29. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  31. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte.

  32. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Muraoka.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

  35. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  36. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; 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. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.

  44. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  45. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  47. House Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  49. Re-Referred to TRS, CPN.

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