SB 1084 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Summary

Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1084 → SB1084_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House version to a Senate Draft 1 version, which primarily involved formatting adjustments and a significant extension of the effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050. Additionally, the specific dollar amounts for funding new aquatic biologist and technician positions were removed, leaving the budget lines blank for future legislative action.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources, but the timeline for implementation has been drastically extended.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050, delaying the implementation of the new positions.

FISCAL

Specific dollar amounts for funding eight new positions were deleted, replacing them with blank lines to be filled later.

TECHNICAL

The bill header and metadata were updated to reflect the Senate Draft 1 status, including changes to the bill number and revision history.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 366) 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 WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors