RELATING TO WATER NEUTRALITY.
Summary
Establishes the water neutrality task force to develop a plan for Hawaiʻi to become water-neutral by the year 2050. Requires the task force to submit a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Last action Dec 11, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 210).
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 454) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 9, 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
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Ward.
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrian Tam
DDemocratic
P
Amy Perruso
DDemocratic
P
Darius Kila
DDemocratic
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
Elle Cochran
RRepublican
P
JK
Jeanné Kapela
DDemocratic
P
Linda Ichiyama
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Mahina Poepoe
DDemocratic
P
Natalia Hussey-Burdick
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
Sonny Ganaden
DDemocratic
P
Terez Amato
DDemocratic
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