SB 509 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION.

Summary

Requires each executive branch department to: identify existing and planned facilities that are vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding impacts, and natural hazards; assess options for mitigating the impacts of sea level rise to existing and planned facilities; establish staff level points of contact to improve interagency coordination for sea level rise adaptation, flooding, and resilience; and submit annual reports to the Governor, Legislature, and Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission. Effective 7/1/2112. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Feb 17, 2023

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Committee

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 605) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 7, 2023

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) McKelvey, Gabbard, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai.

upper

Jan 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-23 3:15PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to GVO, WAM.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 3 co-sponsors