SB 18 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Summary

Appropriate funds into and out of the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund for the State Historic Preservation Division to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological survey necessary to compile the inventory. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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SB18 → SB18_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a structured State Document template, with the most significant substantive change being the effective date modification from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050. The core policy content regarding historic preservation funding and inventory requirements remains unchanged, though the document structure and metadata were significantly altered.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding historic preservation funding and inventory requirements remains unchanged. The only substantive policy change is the effective date extension from 2025 to 2050, which appears to be a clerical error rather than an intentional policy shift.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which is likely a clerical error given the 25-year difference.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a standard legislative bill format to a structured State Document template with different metadata fields and formatting.

Removed original document header information including page numbers, document identifiers, and file metadata.

Added structured metadata fields including document type, revision numbers, timestamps, and template identifiers.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WTL/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 638) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Ihara.

upper

Feb 7, 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 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:16PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL/HWN, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

8 primary · 1 co-sponsor