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HB256HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Environmental Protection.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Requires an owner or operator of a waste-to-energy facility to comply with certain United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations for emission limitations as they existed on 12/31/2024, unless emission limitations are made more stringent by federal regulations or by the state air pollution control permit issued to that owner or operator by the Department of Health. Sunsets 6/30/2027. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

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  • HB256— Carry Over

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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 CPC
  4. SD1by AEN

Companion measure: HB256. 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

    4 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 1 no · 4 excused

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

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 3 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    48 aye · 1 no · 2 excused

  5. Health and Human Services (HHS) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  6. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  7. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, unamended

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

  8. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    23 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB256
MemberHHS
HD2		AEN
HD2		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNoNo
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
12 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
HD2		AEN
HD2		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB256
MemberEEP
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNo
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeExcusedAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeExcusedAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049ExcusedAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcusedExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013ExcusedAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcused
33 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEEP
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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, CPC, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-13-25 10:15AM 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: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

  6. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 766) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-20-25 2:00PM.

  10. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Lowen, Pierick.

  12. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1050) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  13. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  14. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  15. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 203).

  16. Passed First Reading.

  17. Referred to HHS/AEN, CPN.

  18. The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  19. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  20. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  21. Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1162) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

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

  23. The committee on CPN has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-01-25 10:07AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  24. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  25. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1723) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  26. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  27. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  28. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 610) in amended form (SD 1).

  29. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  30. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  31. House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Kapela, Perruso, Pierick.

  32. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

  33. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  34. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  35. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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