RELATING TO THE GENERATION OF WILDFIRE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPS FOR HAWAII.
Summary
Requires the University of Hawaiʻi to establish and implement a two-year program to develop web-GIS wildfire susceptibility and vulnerability maps for the State of Hawaiʻi to determine which communities, landscapes, buildings, and infrastructure are most vulnerable to future wildfires. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Last action Mar 22, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Mar 5, 2024
D
Democratic44
95% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Mar 22, 2024
Committee
Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3241) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
upper
Mar 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-24 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to HRE, WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 268).
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 26, 2024
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, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Reported from WAL/HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 324-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Quinlan, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Todd, Woodson.
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ganaden, Takayama, Souza.
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to WAL/HET, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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