HB 1318 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.

Summary

Establishes the Environmental Advisory Council. Transfers the rights, powers, employees, appropriations, and other personal property from the Office of Environmental Quality Control to the Office of Planning. Transfers all rules adopted or developed by the Department of Health, Office of Environmental Quality Control, or Environmental Council to the Office of Planning. Amends the ability for an applicant to appeal nonacceptance of an environmental impact statement from the Environmental Council to the Environmental Court. (CD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2021 Last action Jul 2, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 22, 2021

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 79).

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 79) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Inouye, Moriwaki, Rhoads, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Luke, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.

lower

Apr 19, 2021

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-21-21 9:30AM in conference room CR 325.

lower

Apr 15, 2021

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 13, 2021

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 779) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 13, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.

upper

Apr 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Moriwaki, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi.

upper

Apr 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Dela Cruz, Chang, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 5, 2021

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) Inouye, Keith-Agaran, Misalucha, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 5, 2021

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, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

upper

Apr 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/WTL/GVO/JDC/WAM deferred the measure until 04-05-21 1:00PM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

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Apr 1, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/WTL/GVO/JDC/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-05-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2021

Committee

Re-Referred to AEN/WTL/GVO/JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2021

Committee

Re-Referred to AEN/WTL/GVO, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to AEN/WTL, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 171).

upper

Mar 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McDermott; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 17, 2021

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 356) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Hashem, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd, Tokioka, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors