SB 18 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Summary

Appropriate funds into and out of the Hawaii Historic Preservation Special Fund for the State Historic Preservation Division to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological survey necessary to compile the inventory. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB18 → SB18_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House version (HB) to a Senate version (SD), changing the bill number and associated metadata. The most significant substantive change is the effective date of the Act, which was moved from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2050, likely indicating a placeholder or a significant delay in implementation. Minor formatting and capitalization adjustments were also made to the title and section headers.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding historic preservation funding and inventory requirements remains unchanged, 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.

TECHNICAL

The bill identifier was updated from SB18 to SB18 SD1, and metadata such as revision numbers and template types were updated to reflect the Senate version.

Minor capitalization changes were made to the title and section headers for consistency.

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 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/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 638) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Ihara.

upper

Feb 7, 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, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WTL/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:16PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL/HWN, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.