HI HB1544 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-07 - Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.
Pending: Senate Water and Land Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Adds a minimum penalty and amends the maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code, expands the types of potential violations of the State Water Code, and makes each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider certain factors when imposing penalties. Makes the setting, charging, and collecting of administrative fines by the Commission on Water Resource Management mandatory, rather than discretionary. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Title

Relating To State Water Code Penalties.

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-07SenateReferred to WTL, JDC/WAM.
2024-03-05SenatePassed First Reading.
2024-03-05SenateReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 72).
2024-03-01HousePassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Miyake voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
2024-03-01HouseReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 841-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2024-02-26HouseThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kahaloa; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
2024-02-23HouseBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-26-24 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-02-15HouseReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Kong voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Matayoshi, Perruso, Sayama, Takayama excused (5).
2024-02-15HouseReported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 452-24), recommending referral to FIN.
2024-02-13HouseThe committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama.
2024-02-09HouseBill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-13-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-02-08HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakashima, Nishimoto, Sayama, Ward excused (4).
2024-02-08HouseReported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 179-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2024-01-30HouseThe committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2024-01-26HouseBill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 01-30-24 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2024-01-24HouseReferred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
2024-01-17HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
2024-01-12HousePrefiled.

Same As/Similar To

SB2394 (Same As) 2024-01-22 - Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.

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