HB 1949 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE GREEN FEE.

Summary

Establishes the Green Fee Transparency and Accountability Program and Green Fee Resiliency Impact Dashboard, to be administered by the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1949_HD1 → HB1949_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This version of the bill shifts from a House draft to a Senate draft, updating authorship and metadata while refining the legislative findings to explicitly reference the State rather than just Hawaii. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a detailed funding schedule in new Section 5, which lists specific programs, categories, and budget codes eligible for green fee appropriations in fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. The bill also clarifies that the climate change commission must consult with the Department of Budget and Finance regarding financial tracking.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include a specific list of eligible programs and budget codes for funding, moving from a general mandate to a detailed allocation plan.

FISCAL

Added Section 5, which details specific programs, categories, and budget codes eligible for green fee funding in FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'Commission' to explicitly include the Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation commission established by section 225P-3.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the dashboard requirements to mandate consultation with the Department of Budget and Finance for tracking project finances.

TECHNICAL

Updated authorship information from Aaron Supple (HD1) to Gregory LaMontagne and Ainoa Naniole (SD1) and adjusted metadata dates.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from WLA/EDT/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3397) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

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 ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA/EDT/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to WLA/EDT/AEN, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM/JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 322).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from EEP/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 725-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to EEP/TOU, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to TOU, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.