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SB2101Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Organic Waste.

Passed

Introduced by Mike Gabbard, District 21

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Updates and establishes additional statewide goals for solid waste stream and organic waste stream diversion. Requires the recycling, bioconversion, and organic waste diversion component to identify and assess methods to achieve certain organic waste stream reduction goals. (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 173, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275).

June 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · May 1, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

3 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 Richards4Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to AEN/EIG, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on AEN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on AEN/EIG deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on AEN/EIG has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-12-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  7. 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, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.

  8. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa.

  9. Reported from AEN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2482) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  11. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  12. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  13. 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  14. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2774) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  15. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  16. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  17. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 40) in amended form (SD 1).

  18. Pass First Reading

  19. Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 16

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:40AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-24-26.

  22. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 11:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.

  24. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1434-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  25. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 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; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and Excused: none.

  28. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2045-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  29. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  30. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Kila, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  31. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 622).

  32. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  33. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Wakai, Richards Co-Chairs.

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

  36. House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  37. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).

  38. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 11:01AM; Conference Room 325.

  39. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 11:00AM in conference room 325.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 11:00AM in conference room 325.

  41. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Wakai, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  42. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  43. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 182-26).

  44. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  45. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 182-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  46. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  47. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  48. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kila, Muraoka voting no (6) and none excused (0).

  49. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  50. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  51. Enrolled to Governor.

  52. Act 173, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275).

  53. Act 173, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275).

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