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SB2376Introduced in the Senate

Relating To The Renewable Fuels Production Tax Credit.

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Introduced by Glenn Wakai, District 15

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Official description

Expands the provisions of the renewable fuels production tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

April 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments · March 2, 2026

13

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Tim Richards4Yes
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Sharon Moriwaki12Yes
Donna Kim14Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Donovan Cruz17Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EIG/AEN, WAM.

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

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

  6. The committee(s) on EIG/AEN 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 EIG/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2452) 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, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. 2785) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  15. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  16. 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.

  17. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 220) in amended form (SD 2).

  18. Pass First Reading

  19. Referred to EEP, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 17

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:15AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-26.

  22. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:40AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  24. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1295-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  25. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  28. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1446-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  29. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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

  31. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  32. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2148-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  33. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  34. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  35. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 651).

  36. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  38. Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Gabbard, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  39. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

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