SB 19 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Summary

Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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SB19 → SB19_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a system-generated template, with all specific funding amounts removed and the effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050. This appears to be a technical conversion rather than a substantive policy change, though the 25-year delay in implementation is significant.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - funding aquatic resource positions - but the effective date was extended by 25 years to 2050, which is likely an error or placeholder.

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050

FISCAL

All specific dollar amounts for funding positions were removed from the text

TECHNICAL

Document converted from standard legislative format to system-generated template with metadata

Original bill header and formatting removed

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 362) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors