HB 1318

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 09, 2021
  • Passed House Mar 05, 2021
  • Passed Senate Apr 13, 2021
  • Governor

Relating To Sustainability.

Abstract

Establishes the Environmental Advisory Council. Transfers the rights, powers, employees, appropriations, and other personal property from the Office of Environmental Quality Control to the Office of Planning. Transfers all rules adopted or developed by the Department of Health, Office of Environmental Quality Control, or Environmental Council to the Office of Planning. Amends the ability for an applicant to appeal nonacceptance of an environmental impact statement from the Environmental Council to the Environmental Court. (CD1)

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Jul 02, 2021

Senate

Act 152, 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254).

House

Act 152, on 07/01/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254).

Apr 28, 2021

House

Transmitted to Governor.

Senate

Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 634).

House

Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 858).

Apr 27, 2021

Senate

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

House

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) LoPresti excused (1).

Apr 22, 2021

House

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 79) as amended in (CD 1).

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.

Senate

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 79).

House

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 04-27-21.

Apr 21, 2021

Senate

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Inouye, Moriwaki, Rhoads, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

House

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Luke, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.

Apr 20, 2021

House

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 842).

Apr 19, 2021

Senate

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 560).

House

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-21-21 9:30AM in conference room CR 325.

Senate

Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Inouye, Moriwaki, Rhoads, Kanuha Co-Chairs.

Apr 16, 2021

Senate

Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 558).

House

House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Luke Co-Chairs; Tokioka, Matsumoto.

Apr 15, 2021

House

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

Apr 13, 2021

House

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 779) in amended form (SD 1).

Senate

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

Apr 09, 2021

Senate

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

Senate

Reported from AEN/WTL/GVO/JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1568) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice 04-13-21.

Apr 05, 2021

Senate

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Dela Cruz, Chang, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Moriwaki, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi.

Senate

The committee(s) on AEN/WTL/GVO/JDC/WAM deferred the measure until 04-05-21 1:00PM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

Senate

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, Keith-Agaran, Misalucha, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Senate

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

Apr 01, 2021

Senate

The committee(s) on AEN/WTL/GVO/JDC/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-05-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

Mar 30, 2021

Senate

Re-Referred to AEN/WTL/GVO/JDC/WAM.

Mar 12, 2021

Senate

Re-Referred to AEN/WTL/GVO, JDC/WAM.

Mar 09, 2021

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Referred to AEN/WTL, JDC/WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Agriculture and Environment Water and Land Judiciary Ways and Means

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 171).

Mar 05, 2021

House

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) McKelvey excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

House

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 787), recommending passage on Third Reading.

Mar 02, 2021

House

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McDermott; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

Feb 26, 2021

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-02-21 11:00AM in House conference room 308 Via Videoconference.

Feb 17, 2021

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hashem excused (1).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Finance

House

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 356) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Feb 09, 2021

House

The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Hashem, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd, Tokioka, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Feb 04, 2021

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-09-21 9:00AM in House conference room 325 Via Videoconference.

Feb 01, 2021

House

Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3

  • Referral-Committee
Energy & Environmental Protection Finance

Jan 27, 2021

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
HB1318_SD1 PDF HTML
HB1318_HD1 PDF HTML
HB1318_CD1 PDF HTML
HB1318 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Committee Report HB1318_CD1_CCR79_ PDF HTML
Committee Report HB1318_SD1_SSCR1568_ PDF HTML
Committee Report HB1318_HD1_HSCR787_ PDF HTML
Committee Report HB1318_HD1_HSCR356_ PDF HTML
Testimony HB1318_HD1_TESTIMONY_AEN-WTL-GVO-JDC-WAM_04-05-21_ PDF
Testimony HB1318_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_03-02-21_ PDF
Testimony HB1318_TESTIMONY_EEP_02-09-21_ PDF

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