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SB21HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Water Carriers.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish, no later than 7/1/2026, a Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index automatic adjustment mechanism and waive or exempt any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Related measures

  • HB914— Same As
  • SB21— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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 TCA
  3. SD2by CPN
  4. HD1by TRN
  5. HD2by CPC

Companion measures: HB914, SB21. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Transportation and Culture and the Arts (TCA) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  2. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House TRN committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 1 no · 4 excused

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

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

  7. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    45 aye · 1 no · 5 excused

  8. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    13 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  9. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    45 aye · 3 no · 2 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB21
MemberTCA
Introduced		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001ExcusedAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004ExcusedAye
15 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTCA
Introduced		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB21
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*AyeNoAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Aye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeExcusedAye
Terez AmatoHD-011NoNoNo
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcusedExcused
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeExcusedAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeExcusedAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeExcusedAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeExcusedAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcused
Justin WoodsonHD-009ExcusedAyeExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
16 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye

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 TCA, CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

  6. Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 251) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

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

  8. The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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

  10. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 747) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  12. 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.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 65) in amended form (SD 2).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  18. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1200) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

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

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tam, Pierick.

  22. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1499) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  23. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Ward.

  26. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1925), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Lowen voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  28. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 453).

  29. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  30. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).

  31. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte.

  32. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Muraoka.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

  35. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  36. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  39. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.

  41. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411.

  42. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411.

  43. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.

  44. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  45. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  46. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  47. House Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  49. Re-Referred to TRS, CPN.

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