HB 1554 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES.

Summary

Expands the Department of Land and Natural Resources' rulemaking authority to include any rule to impose restrictions or requirements deemed necessary to protect certain aquatic life. Expands the Board of Land and Natural Resources' authority to temporarily adopt, amend, or repeal certain natural resource rules by formal action at a publicly noticed meeting if the board finds that such adoption, amendment, or repeal is necessary to implement effective and adaptive management measures in light of newly available technology, or in light of newly available data. (SD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

House Passage

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

Signed into Law

Jul 2024

Introduced Jan 12, 2024 Signed Jul 8, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2024 · House Apr 19, 2024

How they voted

24–1

Passed

Total votes 25

Apr 9, 2024

D Democratic23

23 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican2

1 Yea 1 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 19, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia excused (2).

lower

Apr 18, 2024

Introduced

House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

lower

Apr 11, 2024

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 9, 2024

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 497) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 2, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.

upper

Mar 27, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-24 10:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3324) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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

Mar 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-24 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to WTL, JDC.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 183).

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Souza; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Ilagan.

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 423-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 12, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors