Donovan Dela Cruz
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 17
Primary
Prohibits landfill units on land in an agricultural district with class A soils. Beginning 7/1/2025, narrows the prohibition on constructing, modifying, or expanding waste or disposal facilities within a one-half mile buffer zone of residential, school, or hospital property lines to apply specifically to landfill units or components of landfill units. Beginning 7/1/2025, prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of a landfill unit, or any component of a landfill unit, inland of an underground injection control line in a county with a population greater than five hundred thousand, with certain exemptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 647).
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Kila, Lee, M., Marten, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2043) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kila, Lee, M., Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1487) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
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, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-20-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Kila, Lee, M., Marten voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1253) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 03-13-25 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Referred to EEP, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19
Pass First Reading
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 157) in amended form (SD 2).
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 919) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
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, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Reported from HHS/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 583) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.
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, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on HHS/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Passed First Reading.
Introduced.
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