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HI SB 1458

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FEES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 1458 pass?

No. HI SB 1458 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 (2026-01-21): Re-Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM/JDC.

What is HI SB 1458 about?

Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources the environmental stewardship fee program to collect a fee from visitors through an environmental stewardship license and allocate the revenue to protect, restore, and manage natural and cultural resources through grants to nonprofit organizations. Establishes the environmental stewardship fee special fund. Establishes the Environmental Stewardship Commission to make recommendations to the Board of Land and Natural Resources regarding the use of revenues in the special fund. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct rulemaking. Requires a report to the legislature, including an environmental stewardship fee strategic plan. Creates civil or administrative penalties to be imposed after July 1, 2030. Appropriates funds.

Who sponsors HI SB 1458?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 1458.

Description

Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources the environmental stewardship fee program to collect a fee from visitors through an environmental stewardship license and allocate the revenue to protect, restore, and manage natural and cultural resources through grants to nonprofit organizations. Establishes the environmental stewardship fee special fund. Establishes the Environmental Stewardship Commission to make recommendations to the Board of Land and Natural Resources regarding the use of revenues in the special fund. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct rulemaking. Requires a report to the legislature, including an environmental stewardship fee strategic plan. Creates civil or administrative penalties to be imposed after July 1, 2030. Appropriates funds.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2026-01-21 — Re-Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM/JDC.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    Re-Referred to WLA/EDT, WAM/JDC.

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  3. 2025-01-27

    Referred to WTL/EDT, WAM/JDC.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  5. 2025-01-21

    Pending Introduction.

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