RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Summary
Allows the director of transportation to exempt certain ground transportation facility projects from historic preservation review and the environmental impact statement law, subject to certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2023
Last action Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
11
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 5, 2023
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 618).
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (3) and Representative(s) Mizuno excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1).
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1592), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1228) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to TRN, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Kila, Aiu, Evslin, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, Marten, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to TRN, WAL/LGO, FIN, referral sheet 17
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 54) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Fevella, Fukunaga, Ihara). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Reported from WTL/TCA/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 555) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, San Buenaventura, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella.
upper
Feb 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL/TCA/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-23 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to WTL/TCA/GVO, WAM.
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Lee
DDemocratic
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