HB 1307 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

Summary

Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for water well development for geophysical investigation, exploration, and identification of geothermal resources on Hawaiian home lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1307_HD1 → HB1307_HD2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill version update primarily involves formatting and metadata changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core legislative content regarding geothermal resource investigation funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands remains unchanged, with the same appropriation amount and effective date preserved.

TECHNICAL

Header and metadata formatting changed from HD1 to HD2 version, including updated document identifiers and template information

Line breaks and spacing adjusted throughout the document, particularly in the preamble and section headers

Report description updated to reflect HD2 designation instead of HD1

FISCAL

Appropriation amount and purpose for geothermal investigation funding remain the same

TIMELINE

Effective date of July 1, 3000 remains unchanged

Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

39–8

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 51

Feb 27, 2025

D Democratic41

38 Yea 2 Nay 1

92% Yea

R Republican10

1 Yea 6 Nay 3

60% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HWN/EIG, WAM.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 76).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Grandinetti, Hussey, Kapela, Perruso, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 721) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 227) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.