HB 2148 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.

Summary

Adds, amends, and reorganizes sections in chapter 342D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to consolidate water quality certification requirements and include wetlands in the definition of "state waters". Clarifies the director of health's responsibility as a certifying agency. Increases maximum statutory civil penalties to match the amounts of federal penalties and the state penalty. Effective 1/1/2222. (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

49–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Mar 8, 2022

D Democratic45

45 Yea

100% 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 HTH/AEN/WTL, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 326).

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 Representative(s) McDermott excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 25, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Takumi, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nakamura.

lower

Feb 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-25-22.

lower

Feb 18, 2022

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Kapela excused (2).

lower

Feb 18, 2022

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 585-22), recommending referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Branco, Ganaden, B. Kobayashi, Kong, Morikawa, Ohno; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

lower

Feb 8, 2022

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 87-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Perruso, Todd, Tokioka, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Matayoshi.

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Committee

Referred to EEP, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors