RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCES.
Summary
Prohibits the counties from requiring, as part of a county zoning ordinance or county rule, a developer with more than one residential unit to obtain the approval of any state agency unless that approval is expressly required by law. (SD1)
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 25, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1230) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keith-Agaran, Misalucha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Riviere, Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-21 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 225).
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Eli, Kapela, Marten, McKelvey, Perruso, Tam voting no (6) 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: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Nishimoto, Sayama, Tam, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 4 Noes: Representative(s) Eli, Marten, Perruso, Wildberger; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 333) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Branco, Ganaden, B. Kobayashi, Kong, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ohno, McDermott.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
17 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Todd
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
Greggor Ilagan
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Yamashita
DDemocratic
P
Linda Ichiyama
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
May Mizuno
DDemocratic
P
Nadine K. Nakamura
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
PP
Patrick Pihana Branco
DDemocratic
P
Richard Onishi
DDemocratic
P
Ryan I. Yamane
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
Sean Quinlan
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
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