HI SB 520
died on adjournmentRELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Requires the Department of Health to amend its administrative rules to: (1) Authorize not more than five dwellings and dwelling units connected to a single individual wastewater system; and (2) Provide that not more than five bedrooms may be connected to a single individual wastewater system. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- RICHARDSprimary
- CHANGprimary
- HASHIMOTOprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-14
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-14
Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 576) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-07
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-07
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-04
The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-21
Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-01-17
Introduced.
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Votes
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-07 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Gabbard: yes
- Richards: yes
- DeCoite: yes
- Rhoads: yes
- Awa: yes
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-07 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Keohokalole: yes
- Fevella: not voting
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