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HB1979HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Environmental Review.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Shortens the period during which certain judicial proceedings involving environmental assessments and environmental impact statements on actions that propose the use of land for, or construction of, affordable housing or clean energy projects must be initiated. Specifies that appeals from environmental courts that involve actions that propose the use of land for, or construction of, affordable housing or clean energy projects meet one of the grounds for transfer to the Supreme Court. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

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Bill text and versions

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  • SB2834— Same As

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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 EEP
  3. HD2by HSG
  4. HD3by JHA

Companion measure: SB2834. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    7 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  3. House HSG committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    44 aye · 6 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House JHA committee on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD3

    3 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 3 excused

  6. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    42 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 7 no · 0 excused

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1979
MemberEEP
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		HSG
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		JHA
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye*NoAdded reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD3)
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAye*Aye*NoNoAdded reservations at House HSG committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House JHA committee (HD2)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye*AyeNoAdded reservations at House HSG committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Aye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye*NoAdded reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD3)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye*NoNoAdded reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House JHA committee (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeExcusedAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye*Aye*AyeAdded reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeExcusedAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye*Aye*AyeAdded reservations at House HSG committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeExcusedAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD2)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009ExcusedAyeAye
23 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEEP
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		HSG
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		JHA
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

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. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EEP, HSG, JHA, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 28-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.

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

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  10. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 580-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka, Perruso, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Cochran; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

  14. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1204-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  16. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (7) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 333).

  18. Passed First Reading.

  19. Referred to AEN/WLA/EIG, JDC.

  20. The committee(s) on AEN/WLA/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee on EIG deferred the measure.

  22. The committee on WLA deferred the measure.

  23. The committee on AEN deferred the measure.

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