URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AND HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO TAKE EVERY ACTION NECESSARY TO ADDRESS RAPIDLY INCREASING SAFETY RISKS AND COMMUNITY DISRUPTION RESULTING FROM INSUFFICIENT REGULATION OF TOUR HELICOPTER AND SMALL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT HAWAII SKIES.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Last action Apr 27, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Resolution adopted in final form.
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Nakamura, Tokioka excused (4).
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 800) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1741) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) English.
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-21 3:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to TRS.
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 354).
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, Ohno excused (2).
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1598) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Kong, Mizuno, Morikawa, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Onishi.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1).
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1156), recommending referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Ilagan, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, Nakamura, Takumi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to TRN, CPC, referral sheet 25
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Offered
lower
20 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Aaron Ling Johanson
DDemocratic
P
Adrian K. Tam
DDemocratic
P
Amy Perruso
DDemocratic
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Takayama
DDemocratic
P
Jackson Sayama
DDemocratic
P
James Kunane Tokioka
DDemocratic
P
Justin Woodson
DDemocratic
P
Linda Ichiyama
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Kitagawa
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
MS
Matthew S. LoPresti
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
PP
Patrick Pihana Branco
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
SK
Stacelynn K.M. Eli
DDemocratic
P
TW
Tina Wildberger
DDemocratic
P
TJ
Ty J.K. Cullen
DDemocratic
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