HB 1845 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.

Summary

Specifies that a simple majority of affirmative votes of the members of the Land Use Commission present at a meeting and qualified to vote is required for any boundary amendment. Clarifies that a majority of all members to which the Land Use Commission is entitled shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. Clarifies that a two-thirds vote shall be necessary for actions taken by the Land Use Commission regarding Important Agricultural Lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1845_HD1 → HB1845_HD2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from House District 1 to House District 2, updating associated metadata and dates. The most significant policy change involves the voting rules for the Land Use Commission: the requirement for a two-thirds vote to amend land boundaries was removed, replaced by a simple majority rule, while the quorum requirement was adjusted to a majority of all entitled members.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding Land Use Commission procedures was modified to alter the voting threshold for boundary amendments.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the voting threshold for Land Use Commission boundary amendments from a two-thirds vote to a simple majority of present members.

Adjusted the quorum requirement for the Land Use Commission from a majority of all members to a majority of all entitled members.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata, including the House District number, revision count, and associated timestamps.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA, JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 298).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Grandinetti, Hussey, Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Cochran, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 338-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors