Hawaii Senate Bill 2599
Session 2026
Relating To Development.
Active
Passed Senate on May 6, 2026
Sponsors
5 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 23, 2026
Latest Action
May 8, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2599
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
C.
grade
Primary
LEE
grade
Primary
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
PART I: Redesignates the Stadium Development District as the Halawa Community Development District (HCDD). Amends the composition of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) for purposes of the HCDD. Amends the duties and powers of the HCDA and Stadium Authority as they relate to activities within the HCDD. Clarifies the HCDA's permitting and consultation powers regarding public projects within community development districts. Establishes the HCDD Special Fund. Establishes requirements for the Comptroller to verify that invoices for the capital costs of the HCDD comply with applicable law and the purposes for which public funds were appropriated, allocated, transferred, deposited, or otherwise made available. PART II: Appropriates funds for the establishment of positions. Appropriates funds from the Stadium Development Special Fund for the purposes of the special fund. Conditions the expenditure of the appropriated funds out of the special fund upon compliance with state planning, land use, and financing statutes. PART III: Requires the HCDA, when planning and developing housing, to endeavor to plan for complete communities that include various aspects supporting quality of life. (CD1)
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05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:35 AM; Conference Room 229.
05/01/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:45PM in Conference Room 229.
05/01/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
05/01/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Evslin, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 211-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 211-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/30/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 879).
04/30/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 11:05AM; Conference Room 229.
04/29/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Evslin, Todd Co-Chairs; Shimizu.
04/22/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; DeCoite, Hashimoto Co-Chairs.
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 678).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Iwamoto, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
04/09/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2027-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/09/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
04/07/2026
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
04/02/2026
House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
04/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/31/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/30/2026
House
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1515-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
03/30/2026
House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
03/25/2026
House
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick; and Excused: none.
03/20/2026
House
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1298-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.
03/20/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
03/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/17/2026
House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Woodson.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to WAL, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 17
03/12/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lamosao). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 267) in amended form (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3002) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
03/02/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/25/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/20/2026
Senate
Reported from WLA/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2691) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
02/20/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
02/19/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
02/19/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WLA/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
01/28/2026
Senate
Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM.
01/23/2026
Senate
Introduced.
01/23/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
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Record Created
Jan 23, 2026 6:11:19 AM
Record Updated
May 10, 2026 6:25:17 AM