2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB329: Relating To Water Pollution.
Legislative Summary
Requires at least fifty per cent of treatment works effluent to be R-1 recycled water by January 1, 2045. Requires each county to report to the Department of Health by 1/1/2027 on the feasibility of recycling treatment works effluent that meets certain standards. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/14/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/15/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/21/2025
Referred to AEN, WAM.
Senate
1/24/2025
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-27-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/27/2025
The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 01-29-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/29/2025
The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 02-03-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 224.
Senate
2/3/2025
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 178) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/10/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
Senate
2/14/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/18/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
Senate
2/27/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 722) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate
2/27/2025
One Day Notice 02-28-25
Senate
2/28/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.
Senate
2/28/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 39).
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 18
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:20AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1393) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended
2/18/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended
2/3/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)
