RELATING TO LEASES.
Summary
Requires as a condition precedent for any valid withdrawal of lands out of pasture leases for reforestation purposes that the division of forestry and wildlife submit a funded action plan detailing the planned reforestation process for those lands and that the withdrawal be approved by the board of land and natural resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 4, 2022
D
Democratic45
95% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM/JDC.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 136).
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, McDermott, Nakashima excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 503-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Branco, Ganaden, B. Kobayashi, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Ohno, McDermott.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
14 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
Gene Ward
RRepublican
P
Greggor Ilagan
DDemocratic
P
Henry Aquino
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Yamashita
DDemocratic
P
LC
Linda Clark
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
May Mizuno
DDemocratic
P
PP
Patrick Pihana Branco
DDemocratic
P
Richard Onishi
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
Co
Justin Woodson
DDemocratic
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