HB 2603 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO PERMITS.

Summary

Establishes specific deadlines within the facilitated application process to obtain a permit and requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish certain resources and processes to help streamline permit applications. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to select projects to participate in the facilitated application process. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2603 → HB2603_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect House of Delegates version 1 (HD1), changing the author from Aaron Supple to Steven Lum. The most significant policy change is the authorization for the Department of Transportation to select specific infrastructure projects for a streamlined permit process, similar to the federal FAST-41 program. Additionally, the bill's effective date was altered from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, and the report title was revised to include the Department of Transportation.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly authorize the Department of Transportation to participate in and select projects for the facilitated application procedure, whereas the previous version focused solely on the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

ELIGIBILITY

Authorized the Department of Transportation to select large-scale infrastructure projects to participate in the facilitated application procedure.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill author name from Aaron Supple to Steven Lum and changed the version identifier from HB2603 to HB2603 HD1.

Revised the report title to include the Department of Transportation (DOT) and removed references to funding and position appropriations.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 254-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to ECD, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors