HI SB 617
died on adjournmentRELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Requires, for each draft environmental impact statement, a public hearing in the community directly affected by the underlying proposed action. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- FEVELLAprimary
- KIDANIprimary
- Gabbardcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-14
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-14
Reported from AEN/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 634) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
2025-02-11
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, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-11
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) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-06
The committee(s) on AEN/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23
Referred to AEN/GVO, JDC/WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-01-17
Introduced.
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Votes
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-11 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Gabbard: yes
- Rhoads: yes
- Awa: yes
- Richards: not voting
- DeCoite: not voting
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-11 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McKelvey: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Fevella: yes
Related bills
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