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SB3156Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Federal Military Installations.

Passed

Introduced by Ronald Kouchi, District 8

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the United States Department of Defense for the provision of services at federal military installations, under certain conditions. Authorizes charging an administrative fee. (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 043, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143).

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · April 28, 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
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced.

  3. Passed First Reading.

  4. Referred to TRS/PSM, JDC/WAM.

  5. Re-Referred to TRS, JDC/WAM.

  6. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.

  8. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2446) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

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

  10. Waived referral to JDC/WAM.

  11. One Day Notice 03-10-26

  12. Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 373) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to TRN, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM 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: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  18. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1228-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Souza; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  22. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1441-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  23. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 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: 16 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: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  26. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2066-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  28. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  29. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 757).

  30. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Morikawa, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Rhoads, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Elefante.

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

  36. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 9:30AM; CR 329.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  39. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:20 AM; Conference Room 329.

  40. 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, Rhoads, Kanuha, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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

  42. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 61-26).

  43. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  44. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 61-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

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

  47. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0).

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

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

  50. Enrolled to Governor.

  51. Act 043, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143).

  52. Act 043, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1143).

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