RELATING TO HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS.
Summary
Requires any person, before engaging in an activity with a high likelihood of resulting in an incidental take of a threatened or endangered species, to enter into a planning process with DLNR for the purpose of preparing and implementing a habitat conservation plan. Requires habitat conservation plans to include additional components. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2022
Last action Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2022
How they voted
50–0
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 8, 2022
D
Democratic45
100% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to AEN/WTL, JDC.
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 290).
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 405-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Feb 10, 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, B. Kobayashi, Morikawa, Ohno; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ganaden, Kong, McDermott.
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
24 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Aaron Ling Johanson
DDemocratic
P
Amy Perruso
DDemocratic
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
Chris Todd
DDemocratic
P
Daniel Holt
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Takayama
DDemocratic
P
Greggor Ilagan
DDemocratic
P
JK
Jeanné Kapela
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Yamashita
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Kitagawa
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
MS
Matthew S. LoPresti
DDemocratic
P
May Mizuno
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
PP
Patrick Pihana Branco
DDemocratic
P
RM
Roy M. Takumi
DDemocratic
P
Sean Quinlan
DDemocratic
P
TW
Tina Wildberger
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
Co
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
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