SB 3166 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Summary

Appropriates funds to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent Advanced Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Specialist position and one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent Marketing and Branding Specialist position within the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Feb 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3166 → SB3166_SD1 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was converted from a standard Senate introduction to a Senate Draft 1 version, which added metadata headers and changed the effective date of the law from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050. This change significantly delays when the funding for new staff positions becomes active, likely due to a clerical error or a placeholder date.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains the same regarding the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, but the timeline for when the new positions and funding take effect has been altered.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, meaning the funding for the new specialist positions will not become active for over two decades.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2308) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 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, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDT, WAM.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors