RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.
Summary
Expands exclusions from the definition of "development" as it applies to special management areas to reduce the need for special management area permits for certain activities. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 7, 2022
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 7, 2022
D
Democratic46
93% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey excused (1).
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 381-22) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, Lowen, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) McKelvey; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, LoPresti.
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 42-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Feb 7, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (47-0-4)
house
Feb 1, 2022
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, Morikawa, Ohno; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, McDermott.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
15 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
Daniel Holt
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Takayama
DDemocratic
P
Greggor Ilagan
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Yamashita
DDemocratic
P
LC
Linda Clark
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
May Mizuno
DDemocratic
P
PP
Patrick Pihana Branco
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
TW
Tina Wildberger
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
Co
MS
Matthew S. LoPresti
DDemocratic
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