SB 581 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Summary

Establishes the Aerospace and Aeronautics Development Program within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. 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 17, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2025

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SB581 → SB581_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured digital template (SD1), with the main substantive change being the addition of two new subcategories under the director's duties: environmental monitoring and meteorology. The effective date was also moved from an unspecified time to July 1, 2050, which is likely a placeholder or error given the 2025 legislative session.

Scope change

The scope of the director's duties was expanded to explicitly include environmental monitoring and meteorology as areas for industry development, alongside existing categories like robotics and space launch.

SCOPE

Added two new subcategories to the director's duties: (E) Environmental monitoring and (F) Meteorology, expanding the program's focus to include climate and weather-related aerospace applications.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from an unspecified time to July 1, 2050, which appears to be a placeholder or clerical error for a 2025 bill.

TECHNICAL

Converted the document from a traditional text-based legislative format to a structured digital template (SD1) with metadata headers, though this is primarily a formatting change.

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Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 122) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDT, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

6 primary · 1 co-sponsor