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SB2002HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Water.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources a working group to evaluate and make recommendations regarding the governance and structure of the Commission on Water Resource Management to ensure that it effectively fulfills its constitutional public trust responsibilities while maintaining operational efficiency and implementation capacity. Sunsets the working group on 1/1/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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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. SD1by PSM
  3. SD2by WAM
  4. HD1by WAL

Decision stages

  1. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  2. Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  3. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  4. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  5. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House WAL committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2002
MemberWLA
Introduced		PSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
4 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberWLA
Introduced		PSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2002
MemberWAL
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026ExcusedAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047Excused
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
40 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberWAL
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041Aye
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye
Cory ChunHD-035Aye
Elle CochranHD-014Aye
Luke EvslinHD-016Aye
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye
Andrew GarrettHD-022Aye
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020Aye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029Aye
Greggor IlaganHD-004Aye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006Aye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005Aye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002Aye
Darius KilaHD-044Aye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048Aye
Sam KongHD-033Aye
Matthias KuschHD-001Aye
Trish La ChicaHD-037Aye
Mike LeeHD-050Aye
Nicole LowenHD-007Aye
Lisa MartenHD-051Aye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049Aye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010Aye
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015Aye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye
Amy PerrusoHD-046Aye
Elijah PierickHD-039Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021Aye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027Aye
Adrian TamHD-024Aye
David TarnasHD-008Aye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030Aye
Chris ToddHD-003Aye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012Aye

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 passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to WLA/PSM, JDC/WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on WLA/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  7. Reported from WLA/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2600) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

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

  9. The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  12. Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3065) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  14. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 145) in amended form (SD 2).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-26.

  20. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

  22. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1301-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

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

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