RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.
Summary
Renames the office of planning as the office of planning and sustainability and incorporates sustainability into the duties and responsibilities of the office to ensure long-term planning, coordination, and implementation of Hawaii's sustainability goals and policies. Takes effect on 1/28/2045. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2018
Last action Mar 23, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
1
Committee
14
Mar 23, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Mar 23, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Reported from WTL/AEN/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3155) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 19, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
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) K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Riviere, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
Mar 19, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Galuteria, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman, Keith-Agaran.
Mar 19, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Ruderman.
Mar 12, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WTL/AEN/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-18 2:45PM in conference room 224.
Mar 8, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to WTL/AEN/GVO, WAM.
Mar 8, 2018
Senate · Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 351).
Mar 6, 2018
House · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Tupola voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
Feb 23, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola.
Feb 16, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).
Feb 16, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 639-18), recommending referral to FIN.
Feb 14, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Holt, Ichiyama, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Feb 8, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 150-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDB.
Feb 6, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, Cullen, McKelvey, Todd, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.
Jan 29, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Referred to EEP, EDB, FIN, referral sheet 9
Jan 24, 2018
House · Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 23, 2018
House · Introduced
Pending introduction.
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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