SB 2093 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE FUEL TANK ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

SB 2093 requires the Fuel Tank Advisory Committee to hold at least one regular meeting each calendar quarter and appropriates funds to support these meetings. This bill directly affects the committee by mandating its quarterly activity and providing necessary funding. The legislation focuses on procedural requirements for the committee's operations, with no substantive policy changes beyond meeting schedules and funding allocation.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026

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SB2093 → SB2093_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended in the Senate to update administrative details and significantly extend the effective date of the law. The most critical policy change is shifting the implementation date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, delaying when the new meeting requirements take effect. Additionally, a new requirement was added mandating that one advisory committee meeting per year must be held outside of normal business hours to better accommodate stakeholders.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new provisions was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, postponing the start of the new meeting requirements by over two decades.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was inserted mandating that at least one regular meeting per year must be convened outside of normal business hours to improve accessibility for the committee.

TECHNICAL

Various administrative metadata, including author names, bill numbers, and template revision identifiers, were updated to reflect the Senate version of the bill.

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

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from AEN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2180) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-26 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to AEN/HHS, WAM.

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor