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HI SB 740

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SPECIAL PERMITS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 740 pass?

No. HI SB 740 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI SB 740 about?

Authorizes the Land Use Commission to designate another agency, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, or Agribusiness Development Corporation, to monitor compliance with any restrictions imposed in a special permit.

Who sponsors HI SB 740?

DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 740, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Authorizes the Land Use Commission to designate another agency, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, or Agribusiness Development Corporation, to monitor compliance with any restrictions imposed in a special permit.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DELA CRUZprimary
  • AQUINOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • KIMprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • C.primary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 2025-02-12

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

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  3. 2025-02-12

    Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 364) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  4. 2025-02-05

    The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  5. 2025-01-31

    The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. 2025-01-23

    Referred to WTL, JDC.

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  7. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

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  8. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-05 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=740&year=2026

Attribution

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