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HB1984HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Renewable Energy.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

By 7/1/2027, requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to establish a selfcertification process for certain behindthemeter, customersited solar distributed energy resource systems that deems permit applications approved and allows applicants to proceed to build solar distributed energy resource systems immediately. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to develop guidance for determining specific conditions when a Federal Emergency Management Agency-mandated No-Rise Certification is not required for a solar distributed energy resource system located in a regulatory floodway. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

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  • SB2352— 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 WAL
  4. SD1by EIG

Companion measure: SB2352. 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 · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

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

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

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    46 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  5. House CPC committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

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

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

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

  7. Government Operations (GVO) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  8. Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs (EIG) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1984
MemberGVO
HD2		EIG
HD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Excused
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1984
MemberEEP
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		CPC
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeNoExcusedNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*Aye*Aye*
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House WAL committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Added reservations at House CPC committee (HD2)
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeExcusedAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeExcusedAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Aye*AyeAdded reservations at House WAL committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
27 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEEP
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		CPC
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
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, WAL, CPC, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM 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. 81-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

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

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 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, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.

  10. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 713-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to CPC.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

  14. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1059-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 334).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to EIG/GVO, CPN/WAM.

  19. The committee(s) on EIG/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  20. The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  21. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  22. Reported from EIG/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3162) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.

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

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