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HI HB 1233

died on adjournment

RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1233 pass?

No. HI HB 1233 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 1233 about?

Requires the counties to adopt ordinances for the regulation of retention and detention ponds. Requires the counties to conduct a survey of existing retention and detention ponds and make a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the counties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 1233?

KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1233.

Description

Requires the counties to adopt ordinances for the regulation of retention and detention ponds. Requires the counties to conduct a survey of existing retention and detention ponds and make a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the counties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-13

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 575) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  3. 2025-02-13

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

    passage,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-12

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-02-06

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 197) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.

  7. 2025-02-06

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  8. 2025-02-04

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-01-27

    Referred to WAL, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  12. 2025-01-22

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-04 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
  • The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-12 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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