HB 733 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING.

Summary

Removes the exemption that allowed owners of multiple parking facilities within the State to designate and electrify fewer parking spaces than required in one or more of the properties if the requirement for the total number of aggregate spaces on all of their owned properties was met. Authorizes the counties to adopt ordinances to regulate electric vehicle charging systems for places of public accommodation with fewer than one hundred parking spaces. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB733 → HB733_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change its effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, and updated internal tracking numbers. These changes significantly delay the implementation of regulations regarding electric vehicle parking requirements for public accommodations. The delay means businesses will not be required to install EV charging stations for over 700 years, effectively nullifying the immediate regulatory impact of this legislation.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding mandatory EV parking infrastructure remains the same, but the applicability is now deferred indefinitely due to the extreme change in the effective date.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, delaying all regulatory requirements by over 700 years.

TECHNICAL

Internal tracking numbers, such as bill IDs and revision counts, were updated to reflect the new version (HD1).

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 504) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors