2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB1359: Relating To Flood Mitigation.
Legislative Summary
Establishes a grant program for drainage system maintenance and flood mitigation measures in residential areas, to be administered by the Board of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Shimizu, Souza; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 718) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
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, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
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., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 979), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 167).
Senate
3/4/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/4/2025
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(2/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Water and Land(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Shirley Ann Templo
Democrat