HB 756 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Summary

Requires the department of land and natural resources to prepare plans and a program to facilitate voluntary relocation of residential development away from areas at risk of sea level rise. Establishes the sea level rise relocation special fund. Allows the exchange of public land for private lands for the transfer of development rights or land exchanges to relocate private development away from high-risk areas. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 341).

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Hussey-Burdick, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kapela, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Ward voting no (6) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Alcos; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Ward; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick, Perruso, Tam voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Kapela, Pierick, Poepoe, Ward voting no (6) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 665) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Ward; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Woodson.

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 181) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

lower

Feb 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to WAL, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors