SB 1331 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE LAND STUDY BUREAU SOIL RATING SYSTEM.

Summary

Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in coordination with other agencies, to update the soil data used in the land study bureau soil rating system and create a mechanism for regular soil data updates. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1331 → SB1331_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect its status as the first Senate amendment (SD1), changing the effective date from July 1, 2025, to January 1, 2050, and correcting a typo in the university department name from 'human resources' to 'human resilience'. The core policy requirements to update soil data and appropriate funds remain unchanged.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains the same; the changes are primarily administrative and technical.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to January 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

A typo in the name of the university department was corrected from 'human resources' to 'human resilience'.

Header metadata and formatting were updated to reflect the bill's progression to the first Senate amendment (SD1).

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 598) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 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

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors