HB 783 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO IRRIGATION.

Summary

Authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to finance capital improvement projects for irrigation systems in the State. Converts the means of financing from the Irrigation System Revolving Fund to the general fund for certain positions in the Department of Agriculture. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Sub-Topics: Debt & Bonds State Budget

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB783 → HB783_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a digital file format with metadata headers. The core policy content was substantially rewritten to add specific funding allocations for multiple irrigation systems across Hawaii, convert nine specific department positions from revolving fund financing to general fund financing, and change the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include specific funding allocations for eight named irrigation systems statewide and added provisions converting nine specific job positions from revolving fund to general fund financing.

FISCAL

Added specific funding allocations for Waimea, Waiahole, Molokai, east Maui, Kohala ditch, upcountry Maui, east Kauai, Kokee, Kekaha, and Wahiawa irrigation systems, plus statewide agricultural infrastructure improvements.

Added provisions converting nine specific Department of Agriculture positions from irrigation system revolving fund financing to general fund financing.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted document from standard legislative text to digital file format with metadata headers.

Floor votes · House Feb 14, 2025

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 51

Feb 14, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 632) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (47-0-4)

house

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors