HI SB 2492
died on adjournmentRELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2492 pass?
No. HI SB 2492 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 (2026-01-28): Referred to WLA/HWN, JDC/WAM.
What is HI SB 2492 about?
Requires any disposition of more than one thousand acres of public lands to governments by the Board of Land and Natural Resources to be subject to approval by a majority vote of both houses of the Legislature. Requires the government seeking the disposition of the public land to submit for introduction to the Legislature a resolution containing certain information. Requires a copy of the draft resolution to be sent to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Who sponsors HI SB 2492?
KEOHOKALOLE, KIDANI, RHOADS and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2492.
Description
Requires any disposition of more than one thousand acres of public lands to governments by the Board of Land and Natural Resources to be subject to approval by a majority vote of both houses of the Legislature. Requires the government seeking the disposition of the public land to submit for introduction to the Legislature a resolution containing certain information. Requires a copy of the draft resolution to be sent to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-01-28 — Referred to WLA/HWN, JDC/WAM.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- KEOHOKALOLEprimary
- KIDANIprimary
- RHOADSprimary
- RICHARDSprimary
- SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-28
Referred to WLA/HWN, JDC/WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Introduced.
introduction
2026-01-22
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
Versions
- SB2492Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 2406
Official source
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