HB 1546 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO RESTORATION OF BEACH LANDS.

Summary

Amends the definition of "beach restoration" used in laws governing the Board of Land and Natural Resources' powers to engage in beach restoration to include activities undertaken to maintain and improve beaches and dune systems through management of sand and native dune vegetation, remove abandoned and remnant manmade materials from beaches and dunes that pose a risk to public health and coastal ecosystems, and nourish eroded beaches through the placement of compatible sand from an outside or adjacent source, with or without stabilizing structures. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2024 Last action Mar 22, 2024

Floor votes · House Feb 29, 2024

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Feb 29, 2024

D Democratic44

43 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican7

6 Yea 1

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3317) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella.

upper

Mar 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-24 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to WTL, WAM.

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 11).

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Souza.

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 411-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 12, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors