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HB510Introduced in the House

Relating To Declaration Of Water Shortage And Emergency.

EngrossedSenate Water, Land, and Agriculture

Introduced by Linda Ichiyama, District 31

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amends the conditions, manner, and areas in which the Commission on Water Resource Management can declare and provide notice of water shortages and emergencies. Limits the duration of a water shortage declaration to ninety days. Limits water usage restrictions imposed on a permittee or owner and operator to twenty per cent of the permittee's or owner and operator's last reported monthly use. Requires CWRM to maintain a list of names and postal or email addresses of persons who request notification of a water shortage declaration and send them a copy of a notice of a water shortage declaration whenever water shortage is declared. Effective 7/1/2040. (SD2)

Where it stands

Re-Referred to WLA, JDC.

April 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · March 27, 2025

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Absent
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Morikawa, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

  6. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 362) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1085), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (4) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 250).

  13. Passed First Reading.

  14. Referred to WTL, JDC.

  15. The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  16. 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.

  17. Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1214) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  19. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  20. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

  22. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1718) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  23. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  24. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  25. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 651) in amended form (SD 2).

  26. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  27. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  28. House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Lamosao, Shimizu.

  29. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

  30. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  31. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  32. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

  33. Re-Referred to WLA, JDC.

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