SB 563 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.

Summary

Directs the Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agribusiness Development Corporation and the counties, to conduct a statewide agricultural water infrastructure study. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB563 → SB563_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from an original Senate version to a Senate Draft 1 version, primarily changing the effective date of the law from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050. The text was also reorganized to remove specific formatting markers and slightly rephrased for clarity, while the core requirement for the Department of Agriculture to study water infrastructure remains.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the study and funding remains unchanged, but the timeline for when these provisions become law has been significantly extended.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050, delaying the implementation of the study and funding by approximately 25 years.

REQUIREMENT

The description of the required study was slightly modified to explicitly include the term 'statewide' and added a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature.

TECHNICAL

Minor text edits were made to improve flow and remove specific legislative formatting codes, such as changing 'Relating to' to 'RELATING TO' and adjusting the list of agencies in the report title.

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

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 160) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

5 primary · 2 co-sponsors