RELATING TO EASEMENTS.
Summary
Allows the granting of easements on undeveloped public lands affecting the transfer of public lands between the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture, pursuant to Chapter 166E, HRS, to be exempted from formal subdivision process and approval requirements, including requirements for surveying and formalizing easements. Limits exemptions to easements created for a public purpose on public or government-owned lands. (SD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2022
Last action Jun 27, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Apr 21, 2022
Introduced
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
lower
Apr 21, 2022
Introduced
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 736).
upper
Apr 14, 2022
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 12, 2022
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 847) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Misalucha.
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-22 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
Reported from WTL/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3487) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Dela Cruz, Chang, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Misalucha, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Fevella.
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-22 3:05PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to WTL/GVO, WAM.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 210).
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) D. Kobayashi voting no (1) 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, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Wildberger; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 287-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
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