HI SB 204
died on adjournmentRELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Adds a minimum penalty and amends the maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code, expands the types of potential violations of the State Water Code, and makes each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider certain factors when imposing penalties. Makes the setting, charging, and collecting of administrative fines by the Commission on Water Resource Management mandatory, rather than discretionary.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-15
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-21 — Re-Referred to WLA, JDC/WAM.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- KEOHOKALOLEprimary
- CHANGprimary
- DECOITEprimary
- FUKUNAGAprimary
- HASHIMOTOprimary
- RHOADSprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-21
Re-Referred to WLA, JDC/WAM.
referral-committee
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-17
Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-15
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-13
Pending Introduction.
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Votes
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Related bills
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