Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB2673: Relating to the Counties.
Status: Signed into law, June 5, 2026
Requires a statewide permitting data standard developed collaboratively by the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and the Chief Data Officer. Requires each county to publish monthly updates of building and civil engineering permit data in accordance with that standard. Requires report.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to the counties.
From the enrolled text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COUNTIES. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the timely review of building and civil engineering permits is critical to addressing the State's housing shortage, enabling renewable energy projects, and supporting economic development. The legislature further finds that the governor's emergency proclamation on housing and the subsequent findings of the simplifying permitting for enhanced economic development task force have highlighted significant challenges in tracking permitting performance. The task force's building permit permitted interaction group found that counties use incompatible data standards to represent permit status, key dates, valuations, and categories, which complicates meaningful comparisons and shared learning. The group further suggested that the counties and the State work toward common data standards and reporting templates for building permits, including more granular status categories that distinguish 2026-2353 SB2673 GDI SMA.docx Page 2 S.B. NO. H.D. C.D. delays attributable to applicants from delays attributable to agencies. The legislature finds that while some permit data is currently available, it is often difficult to access or is provided in formats that do not allow for routine aggregation, analysis, or cross-county comparison. Reguiring counties to publish permit data in a standardized, machine-readable format will reduce the administrative burden of ad hoc information requests, support customer service improvements, and foster transparency and accountability. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act …
Sponsors
- Troy Hashimoto (D, 5) · primary sponsor
- Lamosao, Rachele (D, 19)
- Brandon Elefante (D, 16)
Latest actions
- : Act 104, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204).
- : Act 104, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204).
- : Enrolled to Governor.
- : Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
- : Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
- : Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- : Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- : Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- : Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 192-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- : 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
Votes
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) (May 6, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0) (May 6, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- none. (May 1, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Conference Committee Vote (May 1, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1) (April 14, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FIN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 7, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: The Counties, Report, Housing, Counties, Reports
Common questions
- What is SB2673?
- SB2673 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to the Counties.
- What does SB2673 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to the counties.
- What is the status of SB2673?
- Signed into law as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: Act 104, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1204). (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2673?
- Troy Hashimoto (D, 5), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2673?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2673&year=2026
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