HB 1405 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PERMITS.

Summary

Establishes specific deadlines within the facilitated application process to obtain a permit and requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish certain resources and processes to help streamline permit applications. Establishes and appropriates funds for positions within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1405 → HB1405_HD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to clarify eligibility for the facilitated application process, expand the department's responsibilities, and add a new requirement for counties to provide specific information when state permits are needed for county projects. The changes aim to reduce bureaucratic delays and improve coordination between state and county agencies.

Scope change

The bill now includes projects requiring both state and county permits in the facilitated application process, whereas the original version only covered multiple state permits.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligibility to include projects requiring at least one state and one county permit, in addition to projects with at least two state permits.

REQUIREMENT

Added new subsection requiring counties to advise applicants about the facilitated application procedure when a state regulatory permit is needed to obtain a county permit.

Added new subsection detailing how applicants for county permits involving state approvals must submit a specific form issued by the department.

Added requirement for the department to submit an annual report on the facilitated application process to the legislature.

DEFINITION

Added definitions for 'permit by review' and 'permit by rule' to clarify different approval processes.

FISCAL

Changed funding language to allow for full-time equivalent positions without specifying an exact number, giving the department flexibility in staffing.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 171).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 493) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tam.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors