HB 502 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Summary

Temporarily allows each county, by resolution of its county council, to petition for the redistricting of land from an agricultural district to a rural district through the Land Use Commission's declaratory ruling process. Effective 7/1/3000. Sunsets 6/30/2029. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025

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HB502 → HB502_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new eligibility requirement that land cannot be designated as important agricultural lands, and to correct the effective date from 2026 to 3000 (likely a clerical error). The description was also updated to reflect the new effective date. These changes clarify which lands qualify for redistricting and fix a significant date error in the sunset provision.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by adding a restriction that prevents lands designated as important agricultural lands from being eligible for redistricting under this Act.

ELIGIBILITY

Added requirement that land must not be designated as important agricultural lands pursuant to chapter 205, part III, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a clerical error that should be corrected.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill description to reflect the corrected effective date of 3000.

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Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 303) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors