HB 915

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To Water Use.

Abstract

Authorizes the Board of Agriculture to investigate and survey the availability of nonpotable water. Authorizes the Commission on Water Resource Management, as a condition for issuing permits, to require the use of dual line water supply systems in new residential and mixed-use developments located in designated water management areas. Authorizes those residential and mixed-use developments to be included in irrigation projects, as defined in chapter 167, HRS. Requires the Department of Health, Board of Agriculture, and counties to update their rules, ordinances, to allow dual line water supply systems in residential and mixed-use developments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill Sponsors (1)

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Actions


Feb 20, 2025

House

The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

Feb 18, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 14, 2025

House

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

House

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 647), recommending referral to JHA.

Feb 12, 2025

House

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

Feb 07, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 04, 2025

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Agriculture & Food Systems

House

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 124) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.

Jan 30, 2025

House

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

Jan 27, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House

Re-referred to WAL, AGR, JHA, referral sheet 4

  • Referral-Committee
Water & Land Agriculture & Food Systems Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Jan 23, 2025

House

Referred to WAL/HSG, AGR, JHA, referral sheet 3

  • Referral-Committee
Water & Land Housing Agriculture & Food Systems Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 21, 2025

House

Pending introduction.

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