SB3215 • 2026

RELATING TO HARBOR SAFETY.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: INOUYE
Last action: 2026-05-08
Official status: Enrolled to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO HARBOR SAFETY.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO HARBOR SAFETY.
DOT; Harbor Safety; Mooring; Commercial Docks; Labor; Act 236, SLH 2024; Sunset Date; Repeal Repeals the sunset provisions of Act 236, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, thereby making permanent the requirement that the Department of Transportation ensure that the securing of mooring lines from vessels to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining.
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Plain English: SB3215 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB3215 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
3215 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII C.D.

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Plain English: SB3215 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB3215 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
3215 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HARBOR SAFETY .

Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Enrolled to Governor.
2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-06 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (3) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 161-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-05-01 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 161-26).
2026-05-01 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Sayama, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, DeCoite, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 411.
2026-05-01 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.
2026-04-30 S
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.
2026-04-21 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
2026-04-21 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Elefante, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Kanuha.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
2026-04-16 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
2026-04-16 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2026-04-16 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 761).
2026-04-14 H
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gedeon, Iwamoto, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-04-10 H
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2064-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-07 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-02 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-30 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
2026-03-30 H
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1457-26), recommending referral to FIN.
2026-03-24 H
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-03-20 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-19 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-03-19 H
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1235-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
2026-03-17 H
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-03-12 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-10 H
Referred to TRN, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16
2026-03-10 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-06 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 122).
2026-03-06 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
2026-03-05 S
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
2026-03-05 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2769) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-02 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
2026-02-25 S
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-23 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-13 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
2026-02-13 S
Reported from TRS/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2246) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2026-02-10 S
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-10 S
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Moriwaki.
2026-02-06 S
The committee(s) on TRS/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-02-02 S
Referred to TRS/LBT, WAM.
2026-01-28 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-28 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HARBOR SAFETY.
DOT; Harbor Safety; Mooring; Commercial Docks; Labor; Act 236, SLH 2024; Sunset Date; Repeal
Repeals the sunset provisions of Act 236, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, thereby making permanent the requirement that the Department of Transportation ensure that the securing of mooring lines from vessels to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed by labor subject to collective bargaining. (CD1)

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SB3215

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3215

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to harbor safety
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that Act 236, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024 (Act 236),
established requirements for mooring operations to increase harbor safety,
protect the physical integrity of the State's commercial harbor system, and
ensure the continuous flow of critical food supplies.
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The legislature further finds that the
requirements established by Act 236 are subject to a sunset provision and are scheduled
to be repealed on July 1, 2028.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
ensure long-term operational certainty and harbor security by repealing the
sunset provisions of Act 236 without amending any substantive requirements of
that Act or any provision of chapter 266, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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SECTION 2.
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Act 236, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, is amended by amending section 5
to read as follows:

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"SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval[
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provided that this Act shall be repealed on July 1, 2028
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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOT;
Harbor Safety; Mooring; Commercial Docks; Labor; Act 236, SLH 2024; Sunset
Date; Repeal

Description:

Repeals the sunset provisions of part III of chapter 266,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, thereby making permanent the requirement that the
Department of Transportation ensure that the securing of mooring lines from
vessels to commercial docks, wharves, piers, quays, and landings be performed
by labor subject to collective bargaining.

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