HB 1404 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO CESSPOOL CLOSURE.

HB 1404 appropriates funds to create pilot programs that subsidize residential sewer connections and cesspool closures for homeowners. It directly affects property owners in areas relying on cesspools by providing financial assistance to switch to sewer systems. The bill establishes specific subsidy mechanisms through pilot programs, aiming to support infrastructure upgrades. The program is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 3000, as noted in the official abstract.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1404 → HB1404_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from its original version (HB1404) to the House of Representatives' first reading version (HB1404 HD1). The most significant change is the effective date, which was moved from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, likely to prevent the law from taking effect immediately while the specific funding amounts are finalized. Additionally, the text was cleaned up to remove internal formatting codes, and the title and description were updated to reflect the plural 'programs' and include the new effective date.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on funding sewer connection and cesspool closure subsidies for Honolulu and Hawaii County, but the immediate applicability of the law is suspended until the year 3000.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, delaying when the funding becomes legally active.

FISCAL

Specific dollar amounts for the appropriation were removed and replaced with blank lines, indicating that the exact funding levels are not yet determined.

TECHNICAL

Internal metadata, timestamps, and formatting codes were removed to clean up the bill text for official publication.

SCOPE

The bill title and description were updated to use the plural 'programs' instead of 'program', acknowledging multiple pilot initiatives.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 666) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors