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SB2400Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Transportation.

Passed

Introduced by Lorraine Inouye, District 1

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Exempts persons operating wing-in-ground craft engaged in the transportation of passengers from the application of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Defines "winginground craft". (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 061, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161).

May 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

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

4

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

4 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
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Jarrett Keohokalole24Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRS, CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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

  6. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2324) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN.

  8. The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 9:45AM; 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) Lamosao.

  10. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2914) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  12. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 230) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 17

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 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: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; and Excused: none.

  18. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1471-26) 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 Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Poepoe voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  22. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1804-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  23. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Poepoe, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  24. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 475).

  25. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

  27. Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Elefante, Kanuha.

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

  29. Re-referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 37

  30. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  31. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 877).

  32. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.

  33. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.

  34. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411.

  35. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keohokalole, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  36. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Matayoshi, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none.

  37. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 163-26).

  38. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  39. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 163-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

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

  42. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting no (11) and none excused (0).

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

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

  45. Enrolled to Governor.

  46. Act 061, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161).

  47. Act 061, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161).

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