SB 1086 Hawaii Senate · 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. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1086 → SB1086_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted with metadata headers added, but the substantive policy content remains unchanged except for one critical modification: the effective date was altered from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which would delay implementation by 25 years. This is a significant policy change that affects when the irrigation system improvements and funding authorization become active.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it authorizes general obligation bonds and funding for irrigation system capital improvements - but the timeline for implementation has been extended significantly.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, delaying when the irrigation system funding and improvements can begin by 25 years.

TECHNICAL

Metadata headers and formatting information were added at the beginning of the document, including bill numbers, amendment identifiers, and timestamps.

The summary description was updated to include the new effective date of 7/1/2050 and an SD1 designation.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 607) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN/WTL, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors