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HI HB 878

died on adjournment

RELATING TO LANDFILLS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 878 pass?

No. HI HB 878 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 878 about?

Extends the landfill buffer zone from one-half mile to one mile. Requires the landfill buffer zone to apply to lands in the state conservation district and lands designated as national conservation areas. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 878?

LEE, M., KILA and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 878.

Description

Extends the landfill buffer zone from one-half mile to one mile. Requires the landfill buffer zone to apply to lands in the state conservation district and lands designated as national conservation areas. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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

  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • KILAprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • OLDSprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-10

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting no (5) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4).

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  3. 2025-02-10

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 311) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  4. 2025-02-04

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Morikawa, Woodson; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu, Souza; and Excused: none.

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  5. 2025-01-30

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

  6. 2025-01-23

    Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  8. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-04 · pass · 7-3

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Iwamoto: no
    • Shimizu: no
    • Souza: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=878&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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