Hawaii Senate Bill 2370

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-22 - Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires a wastewater treatment plant to test sewage sludge and any other residual material for the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Requires the Department of Health to adopt administrative rules for the safe disposal and sequestration of sewage sludge and other residual material that contain any amount of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Prohibits the issuance or renewal of permits if testing yields perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in sewage sludge or other residual material on land used for agronomic purposes, on land where drainage tiles have been installed, on land that drains into waters of the State, or land in a five hundred-year floodplain.

Relating To Wastewater Management.

Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]	Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]	Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]	Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]
Sen. Tim Richards [D]	Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]	Sen. Carol Fukunaga [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-22	Senate	Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM.
2024-01-19	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2024-01-19	Senate	Introduced.

HB2785 (Same As) 2024-01-26 - Referred to EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 3

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2370&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2370_.HTM