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SB2981HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Land Use.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Beginning 7/1/2027, prohibits counties from imposing minimum parking mandates for certain developments. 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. HD1by HSG

Decision stages

  1. Housing (HOU) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    3 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  2. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  3. Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs (EIG) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  4. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  5. Senate third reading on the introduced draft: Passed

    18 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused

  6. House HSG committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

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

  7. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    37 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 7 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2981
MemberHOU
Introduced		WLA
Introduced		EIG
Introduced		JDC
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye*Aye*
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye*Aye*AyeDropped reservations at Senate third reading (introduced draft)
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye*
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010Aye*
Lorraine InouyeSD-001ExcusedAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye*Aye*
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye*
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002ExcusedNo
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
7 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHOU
Introduced		WLA
Introduced		EIG
Introduced		JDC
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2981
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041No
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye*
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*Aye*
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042No
Joe GedeonHD-018No
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051No
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023No
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047Excused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040No
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*
Kanani SouzaHD-043No
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027Aye*
Adrian TamHD-024Aye*
29 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026Aye
Cory ChunHD-035Aye
Andrew GarrettHD-022Aye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036Aye
Mark HashemHD-019Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031Aye
Greggor IlaganHD-004Aye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006Aye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005Aye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002Aye
Sam KongHD-033Aye
Matthias KuschHD-001Aye
Mike LeeHD-050Aye
Nicole LowenHD-007Aye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049Aye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017Aye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015Aye
Amy PerrusoHD-046Aye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021Aye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034Aye
David TarnasHD-008Aye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030Aye
Chris ToddHD-003Aye
Justin WoodsonHD-009Aye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012Aye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to WLA/EIG/HOU, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on WLA/EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Lamosao ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

  7. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  8. Reported from WLA/EIG/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2594) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  9. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  11. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

  12. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2981) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  13. One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  14. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Fukunaga, Ihara, Lamosao, McKelvey. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, San Buenaventura). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 332).

  16. Pass First Reading

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

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  20. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1313-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Shimizu, Takenouchi, Tam voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Marten, Olds, Reyes Oda, Souza voting no (7) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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