SB 304 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO VISITOR IMPACT FEES.

Summary

Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the visitor impact fee special fund effective 7/1/2023. Requires report to the legislature on strategic plan and timetable for objectives and implementation of the visitor impact fee program. Appropriates funds for the visitor impact fee strategic plan and positions for the visitor impact fee program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2023 Last action Apr 28, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023

How they voted

24–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 7, 2023

D Democratic23

22 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 5:00PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 229.

upper

Apr 11, 2023

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 676).

upper

Apr 6, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 29, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kila, Nishimoto.

lower

Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1).

lower

Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1589) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 16, 2023

Committee

Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Mar 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Hussey-Burdick, La Chica, Lamosao, Nakamura, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Kong.

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to TOU, WAL, FIN , referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 128) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 22, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 17, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from WTL/EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 467) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 14, 2023

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, Elefante, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella.

upper

Feb 14, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella.

upper

Feb 10, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL/EET has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to WTL/EET, WAM.

upper

Jan 19, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

11 primary · 3 co-sponsors