Rooted in Hawaiʻi. Built for participation.
govotency.
← All legislation
SB2694HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Water Carriers.

Last status update May 19, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms to address economic factors sua sponte or on application by a water carrier. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a water carrier inflationary cost index automatic adjustment mechanism. Beginning 7/1/2026, through 6/30/2029, requires the Public Utilities Commission to apply automatic adjustment mechanisms. Beginning 7/1/2029, through 6/30/2033, authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to apply automatic adjustment mechanisms. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to waive or exempt any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Sunsets 7/1/2033. (CD1)

Source summary of the imported measure. Amendments can change the wording; read a specific version for its complete provisions.

Read the latest imported text

Read the full bill at its source ↗
Source: legiscan· Loaded Oct 30, 2026· Snapshot export date not suppliedOriginal record ↗

Bill text and versions

Drafts can change as a measure moves through the Legislature. Check the version attached to a recorded vote.

Related measures

  • HB2386— Same As

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 CPN
  3. SD2by WAM
  4. HD1by TRN
  5. HD2by CPC
  6. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB2386. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Transportation (TRS) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

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

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

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

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    6 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

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

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

  8. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    36 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 13 no · 1 excused

  9. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  10. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  11. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

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

  12. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    33 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 15 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2694
MemberTRS
Introduced		CPN
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoAyeAyeNo → Aye at Senate third reading (SD2)
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye*AyeAyeAyeDropped reservations at Ways and Means (WAM) (SD1)
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006ExcusedAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye*Added reservations at Senate final reading (CD1)
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
5 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRS
Introduced		CPN
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2694
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Elle CochranHD-014AyeExcusedNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeNoAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeNoNoNoAye → No at House CPC committee (HD1)
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeNoAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeNoAyeAye → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Amy PerrusoHD-046ExcusedAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039ExcusedAyeNoNoExcusedNoAye → No at House CPC committee (HD1)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeExcused
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Trish La ChicaHD-037ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
18 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberTRN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
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 ↗

Your district, this measure

Your lawmakers and participating residents.

Match an address to see your state lawmakers' recorded votes on this bill. This address is used for matching and is not saved with a pilot response.

Enter your street number and street name, plus your city or ZIP code. Hawaiʻi is supported first.

No special formatting needed. Example: 415 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Your search address isn’t saved to your account. Privacy details

Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPN/TRS, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on CPN/TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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

  6. 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, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

  7. Reported from CPN/TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2655) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  9. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  11. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2932) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  13. 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.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 282) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee(s) on TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-27-26 at 10:30 AM.

  19. Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-27-26 10:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick.

  21. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1559-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  22. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  23. Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-09-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and Excused: none.

  25. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2122-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  27. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kapela, Lowen, Marten, Matsumoto, Pierick, Poepoe, Shimizu, Tam voting no (13) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  28. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 690).

  29. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  30. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  31. Re-referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Matayoshi, Todd Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Inouye, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Lamosao, Awa.

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 793).

  36. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 05-01-26 9:30AM in conference room 329.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:00 PM; Conference Room 224.

  38. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Inouye, DeCoite, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  39. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Matayoshi, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

  40. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 232-26).

  41. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  42. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 232-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  43. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  44. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  45. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Grandinetti, Iwamoto, Kapela, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Lowen, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Shimizu, Tam voting no (15) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).

  46. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  47. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  48. Enrolled to Governor.

  49. Act 016, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).

  50. Act 016, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1116).

Bill sponsors