SB 1640 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMERGENCY CHARTER AIR SERVICES.

Summary

Requires the Air Carrier Commission to enter into a contract with a qualified charter air service provider to secure emergency air transportation services in cases of emergency when no other air service is available. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1640 → SB1640_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured digital template format. The substantive policy content remains identical, including requirements for emergency charter air services, funding appropriations, and statutory amendments. The only meaningful substantive change is the effective date, which was altered from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy content remains the same.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which is likely an error or placeholder in the draft version.

TECHNICAL

The document was converted from a traditional legislative text format to a structured digital template format (SB1640 SD1), changing the layout and metadata without altering the policy content.

The bill description was updated to reflect the new effective date of July 1, 2050.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 618) 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 TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors