HB 1986 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD.

HB 1986 requires the state Department of Transportation to create rules by January 1, 2028, establishing a clean fuel standard for alternative fuels used in vehicles. The bill mandates regular reporting to the legislature and public informational sessions about the standard's implementation. It directly affects alternative fuel providers and the Department of Transportation, setting new requirements for fuel composition and emissions. The bill is currently pending committee review (deferred until February 2026) and has not yet become law.

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

HB1986_HD1 → HB1986_HD2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the legislative version from HD1 to HD2, changing the author from Chris Kobayashi to Aaron Supple and adjusting internal tracking numbers and dates. The core policy text regarding the clean fuel standard remains substantively the same, though minor phrasing tweaks were made to improve clarity on credit generation and public engagement methods.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope, applicability, or policy requirements; changes are limited to administrative metadata and minor text refinements.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill author name from Chris Kobayashi to Aaron Supple.

Adjusted internal tracking numbers and timestamps associated with the bill's revision history.

Refined the description of the GREET model to specify using the 'most recently updated version' for calculating emissions.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the wording for credit generation to clarify that alternative fuel users 'opt in' to the standard rather than 'opt into' it.

Simplified the description of public informational sessions by removing specific language about supplementing in-person meetings with virtual opportunities.

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 AEN/TRS, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 335).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Miyake, Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 720-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 91-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors