SB 1459 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES LANDS.

The provided context for SB 1459 is incomplete, as the official abstract cuts off mid-sentence ("Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural"). Without the full text or complete abstract, it is impossible to determine the bill's specific provisions, who it directly affects, or the key mechanisms (e.g., whether funds are for clearing encampments, providing services, or infrastructure). The recent actions describe committee hearings and recommendations but do not clarify the bill's content. Therefore, a factual summary cannot be generated based on the available information.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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SB1459 → SB1459_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document into a structured digital template (SD1) with metadata headers. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, including the appropriation of funds for homeless encampment clean-ups and the requirement for future budget line-items, though the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2050.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability to homeless encampment clean-ups on DLNR lands remains unchanged; only the document structure and metadata were modified.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

The document format was converted from a traditional printed bill layout to a digital structured template with metadata headers including bill number, author, and timestamps.

The appropriation amount in Section 2 was changed from a specific sum of $2,500,000 to a blank amount, requiring the legislature to specify the exact funding level.

The justification sheet was restructured with updated formatting and minor text edits while retaining the core explanation of why the funding is needed.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WTL/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 604) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

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, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL/HHS, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors