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HB1725HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Building Codes.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Part I: Fixes the applicable building codes, standards, and county amendments for the life of a building permit, subject to certain exceptions and rules. Part II: Specifies the applicability of the International Residential Code. Authorizes a county to adopt amendments to the Hawaii state building code, under certain circumstances, and repeals the counties' existing authority to amend or adopt the buildings code without council approval. Changes the adoption of the Hawaii state building code from a two-year cycle to a six-year cycle. Part III: Appropriates funds for the State Building Code Council for staffing and necessary consultant services. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Bill text and versions

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by WAL
  3. HD2by FIN

Decision stages

  1. House HSG committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House WAL committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    6 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  3. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  4. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    11 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    43 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1725
MemberHSG
Introduced		WAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Mahina PoepoeHD-013Aye*ExcusedNoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041AyeExcusedAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*ExcusedAye*
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye*AyeAye*Dropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050ExcusedAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009ExcusedAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
19 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSG
Introduced		WAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG/WAL on Friday, 02-06-26 8:45AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Poepoe; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

  7. Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 333-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.

  11. Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Perruso, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  13. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1095-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  14. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  15. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Hartsfield, Iwamoto, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Poepoe voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 272).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to EIG/GVO, WAM.

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