SB 439 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO FEES.

Summary

Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules to impose user fees that apply solely to nonresidents visiting state parks and trails, as selected by the Board. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB439_HD1 → SB439_SD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a House Draft version to a Senate Draft version, with the effective date changed from July 1, 3000 to upon approval. The substantive policy content regarding user fees for nonresidents at state parks and trails remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the effective date and document formatting were modified.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 3000 to upon approval of the bill.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from House Draft (HD1) to Senate Draft (SD1) with updated metadata and formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 14

Feb 18, 2025

D Democratic13

12 Yea 1

92% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 8, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 579).

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from TOU/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1489) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Woodson.

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Matsumoto.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to TOU/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 158) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (13-0-1)

senate

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to WAM.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL, WAM.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

7 primary · 3 co-sponsors