HB 549 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Summary

Requires new developments to plan for the impacts of projected sea level rise and prohibits development in areas significantly affected by projected sea level rise. Amends policies and objectives related to coastal zone management to reduce residential exposure to coastal hazards and protect state beaches and public shoreline access. Defines "beach" and "coastal hazards". (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2019

House Passage

Mar 2019

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Mar 20, 2019

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 20, 2019

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 20, 2019

Committee

Reported from AEN/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1265) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 15, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman, Fevella.

upper

Mar 15, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Nishihara, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Fevella.

upper

Mar 12, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-19 3:00PM in conference room 224.

upper

Mar 5, 2019

Committee

Referred to AEN/WTL, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 5, 2019

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 195).

upper

Mar 1, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 22, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd.

lower

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).

lower

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 545), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 14, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say.

lower

Feb 13, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19.

lower

Feb 8, 2019

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 219) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.

lower

Feb 5, 2019

Lower · Passed

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Wildberger, Har, Tarnas, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Thielen.

lower

Jan 28, 2019

Committee

Re-referred to EEP, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 22, 2019

Committee

Referred to EEP, JUD, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 22, 2019

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors