Hawaii House Bill 488

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: House Water & Land Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Establishes the aquacultural area lease program within the department of agriculture to identify state facilities, state lands, and state marine waters that are suitable for use and lease as commercial aquacultural areas. Allows agencies having control and management of identified aquacultural areas to lease the facilities, lands, and waters to the department of agriculture. Allows the program to use the moneys in the aquaculture development special fund and requires the revenues obtained from aquacultural area leases to be deposited into the aquaculture development special fund. Imposes penalties and civil and criminal liabilities. Exempts the aquacultural area lease program from the Hawaii ocean and submerged lands leasing act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Relating To Aquaculture.

Rep. Rachele Fernandez Lamosao [D]

Rep. Chris Todd [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-02-06	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3).
2023-02-06	House	Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 45) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
2023-02-01	House	The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2023-01-30	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-01-23 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-25	House	Referred to AGR, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1
2023-01-23	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2023-01-20	House	Pending introduction.

SB115 (Same As) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
HB488 (Carry Over) 2023-02-06 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3).

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=488&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB488_HD1_.HTM