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HI HB 536

died on adjournment

RELATING TO FRESHWATER WATERWAYS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Prohibits residing in, on, or within fifty feet of a freshwater waterway. Authorizes state and local law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Conservation and Resources Enforcement Program and county police, to enforce the prohibition.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • OLDSprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-21

    Referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

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Related bills

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Attribution

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