SB 1337 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.

SB 1337 clarifies the quorum requirements needed for the Stadium Authority to conduct official business and validates its past actions if meetings met these clarified rules. This procedural bill directly affects the Stadium Authority's internal operations and decision-making processes. The key provision ensures that meetings and decisions made by the Authority are legally valid by specifying the minimum member attendance required. The bill passed committee with amendments in January 2025 and is now moving toward final passage.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to establish the composition, appointment, and term requirements for the Stadium Authority. It adds detailed geographic boundaries for community representatives from Aiea and West Honolulu, clarifies eligibility requirements for public members, and sets specific term lengths and quorum rules for the authority.

Scope change

The bill expands the statutory definition of the Stadium Authority's membership requirements and geographic representation areas, while maintaining the core function of maintaining and managing the stadium development district.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific geographic boundaries for Aiea and West Honolulu community representatives, including detailed street-by-street descriptions of the areas they must represent.

Changed member terms from unspecified to four years, with staggered initial terms of two, three, and four years to ensure continuity.

Added quorum requirements stating a majority of voting members must be present to conduct business and validate actions.

Added term limits preventing consecutive service beyond two terms and specifying vacancy procedures.

ELIGIBILITY

Established that public members must be U.S. citizens and Hawaii residents for at least five years immediately before appointment.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the Act to July 1, 2050.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 3, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 444).

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 308) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 217) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT, JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors