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HB 1544STATE · HawaiiIn Committee

RELATING TO STATE WATER CODE PENALTIES.

Adds a minimum penalty and amends the maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code, expands the types of potential violations of the State Water Code, and makes each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Requires the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider certain factors when imposing penalties. Makes the setting, charging, and collecting of administrative fines by the Commission on Water Resource Management mandatory, rather than discretionary. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 3/7/2024

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

27 yea·0 nay·1 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/7/2024Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.
  2. 3/5/2024Passed First Reading.
  3. 3/5/2024Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 72).
  4. 3/1/2024Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Miyake voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
  5. 3/1/2024Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 841-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  6. 2/26/2024The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kahaloa; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
  7. 2/23/2024Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-26-24 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  8. 2/15/2024Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Kong voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Matayoshi, Perruso, Sayama, Takayama excused (5).
  9. 2/15/2024Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 452-24), recommending referral to FIN.
  10. 2/13/2024The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama.