2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature

HB649: Relating To Small Boat Harbors.

Legislative Summary

Establishes the Small Boat Harbor Commercial Vessel Special Fund. Increases moorage fees for commercial vessels. Requires that revenue from the fee increase be used by the Department of Land and Natural Resources for improvements that primarily benefit commercial vessels that utilize state small boat harbors. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds with debt service to be paid from special funds, for repairs of various harbors. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Bill History

1/17/2025

Pending introduction.

House of Representatives

1/21/2025

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

House of Representatives

1/21/2025

Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2

House of Representatives

2/4/2025

Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House of Representatives

2/6/2025

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Morikawa; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu, Souza; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

House of Representatives

2/11/2025

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 361) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

House of Representatives

2/11/2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu, Souza voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

House of Representatives

2/21/2025

Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House of Representatives

2/24/2025

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Miyake, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

House of Representatives

2/28/2025

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1154), recommending passage on Third Reading.

House of Representatives

3/4/2025

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu, Souza voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

House of Representatives

3/6/2025

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 265).

Senate

3/6/2025

Passed First Reading.

Senate

3/6/2025

Referred to WTL, WAM.

Senate

3/10/2025

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

Senate

3/14/2025

The committee on WTL deferred the measure.

Senate

Status Information

Current Status

Engrossed(3/4/2025)

Chamber

Senate

Committee

Water and Land(Senate)

HB649: Relating To Small Boat Harbors.

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