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HI SB 439

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 439 pass?

No. HI SB 439 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 (2026-03-20): Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

What is HI SB 439 about?

Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules to impose user fees that apply solely to nonresidents visiting state parks and trails, as selected by the Board. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 439?

MORIWAKI, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 439, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Requires the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules to impose user fees that apply solely to nonresidents visiting state parks and trails, as selected by the Board. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2026-03-20 — Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • DELA CRUZprimary
  • AQUINOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor
  • Kanuhacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  2. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  3. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  4. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto Chair; Kanuha, Fevella.

  5. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

    receipt

  6. 2025-04-08

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 579).

    introduction,receipt

  7. 2025-04-08

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  8. 2025-04-08

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-04

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1953), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. 2025-04-04

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  11. 2025-04-01

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2025-03-21

    Reported from TOU/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1489) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  14. 2025-03-21

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

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  15. 2025-03-20

    The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Matsumoto.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-03-20

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-03-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/WAL on Thursday, 03-20-25 9:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

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  19. 2025-03-06

    Referred to TOU/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  21. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 158) in amended form (SD 1).

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  22. 2025-02-27

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 717) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  23. 2025-02-27

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  24. 2025-02-27

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  25. 2025-02-18

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-02-14

    The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  27. 2025-02-12

    Re-Referred to WAM.

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-01-21

    Referred to WTL, WAM.

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-01-16

    Introduced.

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  30. 2025-01-16

    Passed First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-18 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting

  • Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-20 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Holt: not voting
    • Matsumoto: not voting

  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-20 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting
    • Woodson: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-04-01 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=439&year=2026

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