SB 304

  • Hawaii Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Apr 11, 2023
  • Passed Senate Mar 07, 2023
  • Passed House Apr 06, 2023
  • Governor

Relating To Visitor Impact Fees.

Abstract

Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the visitor impact fee special fund effective 7/1/2023. Requires report to the legislature on strategic plan and timetable for objectives and implementation of the visitor impact fee program. Appropriates funds for the visitor impact fee strategic plan and positions for the visitor impact fee program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3)

Bill Sponsors (15)

Votes


Actions


Mar 25, 2024

Senate

Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

Mar 22, 2024

House

House Conferee(s) discharged.

Mar 20, 2024

House

Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).

Senate

Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

Dec 11, 2023

Hawaii State Legislature

Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.

Apr 28, 2023

House

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 5:00PM in conference room 229.

Apr 27, 2023

Senate

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 229.

Senate

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 884).

Apr 26, 2023

House

House Conferees Appointed: Quinlan, Ichiyama, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Evslin, Kitagawa, Poepoe, Pierick.

Apr 19, 2023

House

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 911).

Senate

Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; DeCoite, Lee Co-Chairs.

Apr 11, 2023

House

Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 882).

Senate

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 676).

Apr 06, 2023

House

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

Apr 04, 2023

House

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-06-23.

House

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1956) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

Mar 29, 2023

House

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kila, Nishimoto.

Mar 27, 2023

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-29-23 3:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Mar 24, 2023

House

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1).

House

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1589) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

Mar 22, 2023

House

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

Mar 17, 2023

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Wednesday, 03-22-23 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Mar 16, 2023

House

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

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Water & Land

House

Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

Mar 14, 2023

House

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Hussey-Burdick, La Chica, Lamosao, Nakamura, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Kong.

Mar 10, 2023

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 03-14-23 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Mar 09, 2023

House

Referred to TOU, WAL, FIN , referral sheet 17

  • Referral-Committee
Tourism Water & Land Finance

House

Pass First Reading

Mar 07, 2023

House

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 128) in amended form (SD 2).

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

Mar 02, 2023

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.

Senate

Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

Feb 22, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Feb 17, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

Senate

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

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Ways and Means

Senate

Reported from WTL/EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 467) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

Feb 14, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella.

Senate

The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET 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, Fevella.

Feb 10, 2023

Senate

The committee(s) on WTL/EET has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

Jan 25, 2023

Senate

Referred to WTL/EET, WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Water and Land Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Ways and Means

Jan 19, 2023

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Introduced.

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