SB 3152 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL PORT ADMINISTRATION.

Summary

Renames the Harbors Division of the Department of Transportation to the Commercial Ports Division and distinguishes between the terms "harbor" and "commercial port" throughout the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026

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SB3152_SD1 → SB3152_SD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the legislative metadata to reflect a new sponsor and revised dates, while making numerous technical and formatting adjustments to existing statutes. The changes include correcting typos, standardizing punctuation, and clarifying definitions across various state departments, particularly regarding commercial ports and civil service rules.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope remains largely unchanged, though specific definitions and administrative procedures were refined for clarity and consistency.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata including the sponsor's name and associated dates.

Corrected formatting errors, removed duplicate words, and standardized punctuation throughout the text.

DEFINITION

Refined definitions for 'commercial port' and related terms to ensure consistent terminology across state statutes.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified the list of positions exempt from civil service rules to improve administrative clarity.

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

Amendments

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 755).

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1558-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick.

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 371) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2268) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRS, JDC.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors