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HI SB 204

died on adjournment

RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 204 pass?

No. HI SB 204 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, JDC/WAM.

What is HI SB 204 about?

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.

Who sponsors HI SB 204?

KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, DECOITE and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 204.

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
Latest action
2026-01-21 — Re-Referred to WLA, JDC/WAM.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KEOHOKALOLEprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • DECOITEprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • RHOADSprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-21

    Re-Referred to WLA, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  3. 2025-01-17

    Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-01-13

    Pending Introduction.

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=204&year=2026

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