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SB 223 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO IRRIGATION.

Summary
Transfers operational authority over portions of the East Kauai Irrigation System operated and maintained by the East Kauai Water Users' Cooperative as of July 1, 2019, to the Department of Agriculture. Provides a conditional extension to acquire required permits. Establishes staffing positions. Authorizes general obligation bonds for a statewide irrigation system capital improvement project. Appropriates funds. (SB223 HD1)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Apr 25, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 5, 2019

How they voted

24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D Democratic24
23 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican1
1 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
15
Amendments
1
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-19 10:00AM in conference room 224.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 646).
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Mizuno, Nishimoto excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Todd.
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1672) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Cachola, Holt; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Onishi, Perruso, Okimoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 72) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Shimabukuro.
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 36) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Ruderman, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-19 1:15PM in conference room 224.
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to AEN, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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