Hawaii Senate Bill 639

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Hearing: Jan 31 @ 1:00 pm in Conference Room 225 & Videoconference
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Clarifies the level of environmental restoration that owners and operators of underground storage tanks or tank systems must satisfy in the event of a confirmed release of jet fuel. Specifies the restoration condition and quality acceptable by the Department of Health shall include the complete removal of all jet fuel, including jet fuel additives and all compounds resulting from the degradation of jet fuel or jet fuel additives, or the reaction of jet fuel or jet fuel additives with water or other chemicals. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that any detection of these contaminants in the vicinity of an underground storage tank or a tank system after a confirmed release is a result of the confirmed release.

Relating To Underground Storage Tanks.

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole [D]	Sen. Henry Aquino [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Brandon Elefante [D]
Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]	Sen. Carol Fukunaga [D]	Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]	Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]
Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-28	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23	Senate	Referred to HHS/AEN, JDC.
2025-01-17	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17	Senate	Introduced.

HB1230 (Same As) 2025-01-27 - Referred to EEP, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 4

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=639&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB639_.HTM