Blog 🆗 SB 66 (SD2 HD2)

60-day Permitting Shot Clock

March 27, 2025

Status as of 3/27/25:

This bill has successfully passed out of the Senate and has crossed over to the House.
This bill passed out of the House HSG, WAL & JHA committees with amendments and is awaiting 3rd floor reading in the House.

Bill Description:

  • Requires permits to be issued by applicable permitting agencies within sixty days of a complete application being filed for certain single-family and multi-family housing projects if certain conditions are satisfied.
  • Automatically deems approved a permit that is either not otherwise approved by the applicable permitting agency within sixty days or for which the applicant has agreed to all changes or recommendations to the plans and specifications made by the applicable permitting agency. Pauses the sixty day permit review period under certain circumstances. Sunsets 6/30/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

This page will be updated periodically throughout the legislative session. For the most up-to-date status, please visit the bill's page on the Hawai'i State Legislature's website.