SR 198 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CARRY OUT WIDESPREAD SOIL TESTING IN LAHAINA AND TO DEVELOP A SOIL REMEDIATION PLAN.

This Senate Resolution asks the Hawaii Department of Health to conduct extensive soil testing in Lahaina following the August 2023 wildfire. The bill directs officials to sample burn sites for toxins, create a cleanup plan for contaminated areas, and evaluate technologies to separate clean soil from ash. The Department must submit a final report with findings, cost estimates, and timelines to the Legislature by March 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2024 Last action May 31, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3626) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa.
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to HHS/AEN.
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Introduced
Offered.
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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