SB 52 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.

Summary

Requires the Department of Transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB52 → SB52_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured SD1 template format, with all substantive policy language remaining intact. The most significant change is the effective date modification in Section 4, which was updated from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 2050', significantly delaying when the carbon offset program requirements take effect. All other provisions regarding the Department of Transportation's role in facilitating carbon offset purchases, definitions of key terms, and departmental duties remain unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy content remains the same but the effective date was modified to delay implementation until July 1, 2050.

TIMELINE

Section 4 effective date changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 2050', deferring implementation of the carbon offset program by several years.

TECHNICAL

Document format changed from traditional legislative markup to SD1 template structure with metadata headers and standardized formatting.

Minor text formatting adjustments including removal of page headers/footers and cleanup of document metadata while preserving all substantive policy language.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 236) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye, DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA/AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors