HB 594 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS.

Summary

Clarifies that the residential zone restriction on the use of leaf blowers at certain hours includes residential districts, apartment districts, and business mixed use districts. Removes the exemption on leaf blower restrictions for government agencies except in cases of emergency. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2023

House Passage

Feb 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Feb 17, 2023

Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2023

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 49

Feb 17, 2023

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican7

7 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 615) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 17, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (48-0-1)

house

Feb 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Mizuno, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

lower

Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

5 primary · 1 co-sponsor