2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB510: Relating To Declaration Of Water Shortage And Emergency.
Legislative Summary
Amends the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management can declare and provide notice of water shortages and emergencies. Limits the duration of a water shortage declaration to ninety days. Limits water usage restrictions imposed on a permittee or owner and operator to twenty per cent of the permittee's or owner and operator's last reported monthly use. Requires CWRM to maintain a list of names and postal or email addresses of persons who request notification of a water shortage declaration and send them a copy of a notice of a water shortage declaration whenever water shortage is declared. Effective 7/1/2040. (SD2)
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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, JHA, 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: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Morikawa, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 362) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1085), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (4) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 250).
Senate
3/6/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to WTL, JDC.
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(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.
Senate
3/21/2025
Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1214) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
Senate
3/21/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Senate
3/21/2025
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/25/2025
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/27/2025
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.
Senate
4/4/2025
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1718) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
4/4/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Senate
4/8/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 651) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
Senate
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Lamosao, Shimizu.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments
3/27/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Water and Land: Passed, With Amendments
3/14/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate
