HB 1950 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO AN UNDERWATER TUNNEL AND SUPPORTING ROADWAYS TO PROVIDE A MORE DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN EWA AND DOWNTOWN HONOLULU.

Summary

Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of a private-public partnership to design, build, and operate an underwater tunnel for vehicle traffic to provide a more direct connection between Ewa and downtown Honolulu along with the expansion of roadways as necessary to maximize use of the tunnel. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

House Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2020 Last action Mar 3, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 3, 2020

Committee

Referred to TRS, WAM.

upper

Mar 3, 2020

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 153).

upper

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gates voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Matayoshi, Okimoto, Perruso, Todd voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Holt, Thielen excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 25, 2020

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, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gates, B. Kobayashi; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Wildberger, McDermott.

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 544-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2020

Lower · Passed

The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Hashimoto, Brower, Cullen, Hashem, Matayoshi, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Okimoto; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Committee

Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2020

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors