SB 1339 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO A PROGRAM TO CHARACTERIZE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL AND UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES STATEWIDE.

Summary

Establishes a statewide underground water and carbon sequestration resource characterization program via slim hole bores and a related statewide environmental assessment. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025

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SB1339 → SB1339_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was reformatted from a draft version to a Senate committee version (SD1), adding metadata headers and timestamps while preserving the core legislative text. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including program requirements, funding amounts, and effective dates.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill's scope and applicability remain identical to the original draft.

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill number (SB1339 SD1), sponsor information, timestamps, and revision details.

Changed effective date from July 1, 2025 to May 13, 2040 in Section 6.

Removed original draft formatting elements including page numbers and draft identifiers.

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Added formatting headers and page markers typical of Senate committee processing.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from EIG/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 235) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Fevella.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EIG/AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors