SB 21 SD2 HD2

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 17, 2026.

PUC; Water Carriers; Tariffs; Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index; Automatic Adjustment Mechanism; Rate Adjustments.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-21

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee TRS, CPN

Senate in_committee 2026-04-17

Infrastructure / Utilities

Summary

Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish, no later than 7/1/2026, a Water Carrier Inflationary Cost Index automatic adjustment mechanism and waive or exempt any water carrier from any requirement under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Sponsor

Lorraine R. Inouye

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-04-17	Status	in_committee
2026-04-17	Latest Action	Re-Referred to TRS, CPN.

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