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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2608: RELATING TO WATER HEATING SYSTEMS.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2608 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii House on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO WATER HEATING SYSTEMS. Primary sponsor: Trish La Chica (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): The committee on EIG deferred the measure.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Authorizes building permit variances for certain high-efficiency electric water heating systems utilizing heat pump technology. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Trish La ChicaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. The committee on EIG deferred the measure.
  2. The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
  3. Referred to EIG, CPN.
  4. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 126).
  5. Passed First Reading.
  6. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 883-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  7. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  8. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  10. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 719-26), recommending referral to FIN.
  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
  12. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source