HI HB 597
died on adjournmentPROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT THE INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO CLEAN WATER AND AIR, A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE, HEALTHY NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND BEACHES.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 597 pass?
No. HI HB 597 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 597 about?
Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the inherent and inalienable right of the people, including present and future generations, to clean water and air, a healthful environment and climate, healthy native ecosystems, and beaches shall be protected and shall not be infringed.
Who sponsors HI HB 597?
POEPOE, AMATO, GRANDINETTI and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 597.
Description
Proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that the inherent and inalienable right of the people, including present and future generations, to clean water and air, a healthful environment and climate, healthy native ecosystems, and beaches shall be protected and shall not be infringed.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- POEPOEprimary
- AMATOprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-21
Referred to EEP/WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
Versions
- HB597Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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