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HI HB 798

died on adjournment

RELATING 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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • YAMASHITAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 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).

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  3. 2025-02-13

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 596) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  4. 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.

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  5. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 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).

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  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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  9. 2025-01-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-01-21

    Referred to EEP, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

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  11. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  12. 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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