2024 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB304: Relating To Visitor Impact Fees.
Legislative Summary
Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the visitor impact fee special fund effective 7/1/2023. Requires report to the legislature on strategic plan and timetable for objectives and implementation of the visitor impact fee program. Appropriates funds for the visitor impact fee strategic plan and positions for the visitor impact fee program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3)
Bill History
1/19/2023
Introduced.
Senate
1/19/2023
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/25/2023
Referred to WTL/EET, WAM.
Senate
2/10/2023
The committee(s) on WTL/EET has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/14/2023
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella.
Senate
2/14/2023
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella.
Senate
2/17/2023
Reported from WTL/EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 467) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/17/2023
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
2/17/2023
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/22/2023
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
3/2/2023
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
3/2/2023
48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
Senate
3/7/2023
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/7/2023
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 128) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Referred to TOU, WAL, FIN , referral sheet 17
House of Representatives
3/10/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 03-14-23 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Hussey-Burdick, La Chica, Lamosao, Nakamura, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Kong.
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Wednesday, 03-22-23 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1589) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1).
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-29-23 3:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kila, Nishimoto.
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1956) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-06-23.
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kong voting no (1) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/11/2023
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 676).
Senate
4/11/2023
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/11/2023
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 882).
House of Representatives
4/19/2023
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; DeCoite, Lee Co-Chairs.
Senate
4/19/2023
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 911).
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
House Conferees Appointed: Quinlan, Ichiyama, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Evslin, Kitagawa, Poepoe, Pierick.
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 884).
Senate
4/27/2023
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 229.
Senate
4/28/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 5:00PM in conference room 229.
House of Representatives
12/11/2023
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
3/20/2024
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Senate
3/20/2024
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
House of Representatives
3/22/2024
House Conferee(s) discharged.
House of Representatives
3/25/2024
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/22/2023
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Water and Land: Passed, With Amendments
2/14/2023
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism: Passed, With Amendments
2/14/2023
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/7/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
