RELATING TO COMMERCIAL OCEAN RECREATION OPERATIONS.
Summary
Specifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources shall issue all new commercial use permits for commercial ocean recreation activity in an ORMA that are not renewals or reissuances by public auction. Revises provisions relating to boating and ocean recreation fees and permits. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2024
Last action Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2024
How they voted
36–12
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic44
77% Yea
R
Republican7
57% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 146).
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kong, Morikawa voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gates, Kahaloa, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Lowen, Miyake, Souza, Tam, Ward voting no (12) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, 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: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Lamosao, Morikawa, Alcos; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 552-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 6, 2024
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, M. Mizuno, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Morikawa; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Souza; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Saiki
DDemocratic
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