HB 1659 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO LAND LEASES.

Summary

Authorizes the board of land and natural resources to: (1) Amend and extend existing pasture leases for up to sixty-five years; (2) Issue new pasture leases by negotiation, if doing so furthers public purposes and the lands are already under pastoral use; and (3) Develop agricultural and pasture lease rents based on the value of the land's agricultural uses. 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

44–3

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 50

Mar 4, 2022

D Democratic45

40 Yea 3 Nay 2

88% Yea

R Republican4

3 Yea 1

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM/JDC.

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 138).

upper

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Marten, Wildberger voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela, D. Kobayashi, Perruso voting no (3) 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, Nishimoto, Sayama, Todd, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) B. Kobayashi, Marten, Perruso, Tam, Wildberger; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

lower

Feb 17, 2022

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 501-22) 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.