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HI SB 2988

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2988 pass?

No. HI SB 2988 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 (2026-01-30): Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC.

What is HI SB 2988 about?

Requires any operator of a golf course in the State to consult with the Department of Land and Natural Resources to apply for an incidental take license and enter into a habitat conservation plan. Requires any existing habitat conservation plan that does not include an agreement for emergency medical and rehabilitation services to affected native wildlife to be amended to include the agreement, and the amended rights and obligations under the habitat conservation plan to be recorded by a certain deadline.

Who sponsors HI SB 2988?

LEE, C., RHOADS are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2988.

Description

Requires any operator of a golf course in the State to consult with the Department of Land and Natural Resources to apply for an incidental take license and enter into a habitat conservation plan. Requires any existing habitat conservation plan that does not include an agreement for emergency medical and rehabilitation services to affected native wildlife to be amended to include the agreement, and the amended rights and obligations under the habitat conservation plan to be recorded by a certain deadline.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-01-30 — Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LEEprimary
  • C.primary
  • RHOADSprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-30

    Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2988&year=2026

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