RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Summary
Part I: Allows the Department of Education to lease public school lands for a term of not more than ninety-nine years per lease. Part II: Amends Act 206, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, to allow the City and County of Honolulu to transfer lands under existing Department of Education facilities directly to the Department of Education, rather than through the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Part III: Excludes lands set aside by the Governor to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority and lands to which Hawaii Public Housing Authority holds title from the definition of public lands in section 1712, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Requires prior legislative approval for the sale of lands to which the Hawaii Public Housing Authority holds title. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Signed Jul 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
23–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
19
Committee
21
Amendments
2
Jul 12, 2019
Signed into law
Act 272, 07/09/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1392).
upper
Jul 12, 2019
Signed into law
Act 272, on 07/09/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1392).
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 122) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 122).
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Yamane, Todd, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Okimoto; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, K. Kahele, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 3:10PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-19 3:15PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-23-19 3:15PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 786).
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso, Thielen voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-03-19.
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Reported from LHE/WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1545) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Har, Lowen, Wildberger.
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, DeCoite, Okimoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to LHE/WLH, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 442) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-28-19 1:15PM in conference room 414.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WTL.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 444) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WTL.
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Dela Cruz, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-19 3:30PM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Re-Referred to EDU, WTL.
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to PSM/EDU/WTL, WAM.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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