HI HB 798
died on adjournmentRELATING TO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 798 pass?
No. HI HB 798 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 798 about?
Clarifies the exemptions to the prohibition on discharging any wastewater or raw sewage into state waters after December 31, 2026, including an exemption for treatment plants having a treatment capacity of less than a certain number of gallons per day. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Who sponsors HI HB 798?
YAMASHITA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 798.
Description
Clarifies the exemptions to the prohibition on discharging any wastewater or raw sewage into state waters after December 31, 2026, including an exemption for treatment plants having a treatment capacity of less than a certain number of gallons per day. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
- 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
- YAMASHITAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-13
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Belatti, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
passage,referral-committee
2025-02-13
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 596) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
2025-02-11
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Souza; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-07
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-04
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-04
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 103) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
2025-01-30
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to EEP, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-30 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Lowen: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Quinlan: yes
- Ward: not voting
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-11 · pass · 8-2
Member-level votes (10)
- Hashem: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Souza: yes
- Iwamoto: no
- Shimizu: no
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 946not in this corpus
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