SB 677 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO A CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

Summary

Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish a Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

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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SB677 → SB677_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to change its effective date from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2050, and to update the deadline for submitting the climate adaptation plan to the legislature from 2027 to 2028. The substantive policy requirements remain the same, but the timeline for implementation has been significantly extended.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only procedural timelines were modified.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2050

Extended the deadline for submitting the initial climate adaptation plan to the legislature from 2027 to 2028

TECHNICAL

Updated the statute reference from part IT to part II in the Hawaii Revised Statutes amendment

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 573) 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 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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

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: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL/AEN, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 2 co-sponsors