HB 1768 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF WATER RIGHTS.

Summary

Exempts the instream use of water for traditional and customary kalo cultivation practices from the existing process for disposition of water rights. Recognizes, confirms, and protects traditional and customary and kuleana rights to water, including rights of use, access, delivery, and quality of water. (CD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

May 2022

Senate Passage

May 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action May 27, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2022

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-22.

upper

Apr 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 11-22).

upper

Apr 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 11-22) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Apr 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Tarnas, Nakashima, Branco, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-28-22 8:50AM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 14, 2022

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 789) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 31, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Gabbard, Kim, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-31-22 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Reported from WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3501) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Nishihara, Acasio, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keith-Agaran, Misalucha, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 18, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-22 1:50PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 16, 2022

Committee

Re-Referred to WTL/AEN, JDC.

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Committee

Referred to WTL/AEN/HWN, JDC.

upper

Mar 4, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 36).

upper

Mar 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, Todd excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 17, 2022

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Feb 17, 2022

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 502-22) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Branco, Ganaden, B. Kobayashi, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Ohno, McDermott.

lower

Feb 8, 2022

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 97-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Feb 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lowen, Marten, Todd, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Matayoshi, Matsumoto.

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Committee

Referred to AGR, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.