2025 Regular SessionHawaii Legislature

SB1221: Relating To Stormwater Management Systems.

Legislative Summary

Beginning 1/1/2027, requires the counties to adopt ordinances for the regulation of retention and detention ponds. Requires the counties to conduct a survey of existing retention and detention ponds and submit a report to the Legislature. (CD1)

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/23/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/27/2025
Referred to EIG/HHS, WAM.
Senate
1/31/2025
The committee(s) on EIG/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/6/2025
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Keohokalole.
Senate
2/6/2025
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.
Senate
2/11/2025
Reported from EIG/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 221) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/11/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
2/20/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/26/2025
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, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/28/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 925) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
2/28/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Senate
3/4/2025
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 277) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1265) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1460) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-02-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2012) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 674).
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/10/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Shimizu.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).
Senate
4/22/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Hashimoto, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Fevella.
Senate
4/22/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 860).
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 9:45AM in conference room 229.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 9:35AM in conference room 229.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/25/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tarnas.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 126).
Senate
4/25/2025
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
Senate
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 126) as amended in (CD 1).
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/26/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments
2/6/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments
2/6/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 3

Primary Sponsor

Glenn Wakai
Glenn Wakai
Democrat

Documents

Amended
Bill Text4/26/202518.4 KB
Amended
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Amended
Bill Text3/20/202522.1 KB
Amended
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Amended
Bill Text2/28/202532.0 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/10/202532.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/21/202521.0 KB
Misc
Misc4/26/202599.9 KB
Misc
Misc4/4/2025345.7 KB
Misc
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Misc3/20/2025755.4 KB
Misc
Misc3/17/2025851.3 KB
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Misc3/14/2025459.8 KB
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Misc2/28/202575.9 KB
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Misc2/10/2025124.3 KB
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