SB 439 Hawaii Senate · 2026 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 Mar 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB439_HD1 → SB439_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was transferred from the House of Representatives to the Senate, resulting in a complete rewrite of the statutory text. The most significant policy change is the reordering of provisions: the requirement for the Board to adjust fees for inflation was moved from subsection (4) to subsection (3), while the authority to reduce, increase, or repeal fees was moved to subsection (4). Additionally, the effective date was changed from a distant future date of July 1, 3000, to the date of the bill's approval.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the Board's authority and fee adjustment mechanisms was modified by reordering the subsections, though the substantive powers remain the same. The applicability timeline was significantly accelerated by changing the effective date.

TIMELINE

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

REQUIREMENT

The order of statutory subsections was changed; the inflation adjustment requirement was moved to subsection (3) and the authority to modify fees was moved to subsection (4).

TECHNICAL

The bill was transferred from the House version (HD1) to the Senate version (SD1), involving a complete reformatting of the text and metadata.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

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 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