HB 1233 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

Summary

Requires the counties to adopt ordinances for the regulation of retention and detention ponds. Requires the counties to conduct a survey of existing retention and detention ponds and make a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the counties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1233_HD1 → HB1233_HD2 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill version was updated from HD1 to HD2 to add funding provisions and adjust the effective date. The most significant change is the addition of Section 4, which appropriates state funds as a grant-in-aid to counties to help them conduct surveys and adopt safety ordinances for retention and detention ponds. The effective date was also changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error that would need correction before the bill could be enacted.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include state funding for county implementation, changing it from a purely regulatory measure to one with financial support for counties.

FISCAL

Added Section 4 appropriating state funds as a grant-in-aid to counties (Honolulu, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui) to help conduct surveys and adopt safety ordinances for retention and detention ponds.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which is likely an error requiring correction before the bill can take effect.

REQUIREMENT

Added language in Section 1(2) requiring the legislature to provide appropriate funds as a grant-in-aid to counties for their safety program obligations.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 575) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 197) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors