HB 331 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE STATE PLAN.

Summary

Establishes green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines for state facility systems, infrastructure, and transit projects in the Hawaii State Planning Act to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors. Adds a definition of "green infrastructure". Requires the office of planning, in partnership with the greenhouse gas sequestration task force, to submit a report to the legislature making recommendations for implementing green infrastructure objectives, policies, and priority guidelines. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

House Passage

Mar 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Mar 11, 2021

Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2021

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Mar 9, 2021

D Democratic46

46 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to EET/WTL, WAM.

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 210).

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). 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 18, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates excused (1).

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 423), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Tokioka.

lower

Feb 9, 2021

Committee

Reported from GVR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 101) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

lower

Feb 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on GVR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Wildberger, Cullen, Eli, Ichiyama, Mizuno, Woodson, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to GVR, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Pending introduction.