SB 1539 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

SB 1539 allocates state funds to reduce the existing debt for the Waiahole Water System, directly benefiting this water utility. The bill provides specific financial resources to offset the system's outstanding obligations, with the provisions taking effect on July 1, 2050. This appropriation is the key mechanism, changing the system's debt burden without altering water rates or service terms. The measure is a straightforward funding action, not a policy change affecting broader regulations or public programs.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Sub-Topics: Appropriations

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

SB1539 → SB1539_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a committee amendment version (SD1) with metadata headers added. The most substantive change is extending the bill's effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which would delay when the appropriated funds become available. All funding amounts and legislative findings remain unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it appropriates funds to the Agribusiness Development Corporation for Waiahole Water System debt service - but the effective date extension significantly changes when the funding becomes operational.

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, delaying fund availability by 25 years

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers including bill number, senator name (Ainoa Naniole), timestamps, and revision information

Added description note indicating this is SD1 (Senate Committee 1) version with effective date annotation

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 447) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 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

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors