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SB1074Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Environmental Impact Statements.

EngrossedSenate Water, Land, and Agriculture

Introduced by Lorraine Inouye, District 1

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Allows an activity or operation that is permitted or authorized under the ocean recreation and coastal areas program chapter and renewed within twelve months preceding the initiation of proceedings to determine whether the activity or operation is subject to environmental review, to continue operation for one year while the appropriate agency makes the determination and conducts any necessary environmental review. Allows a person with oversight of the activity or operation to renew the appropriate permits while under the environmental review process. Sunsets 6/30/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Re-Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC.

April 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · February 26, 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 Buenaventura2Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Absent

Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to WTL/AEN, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on WTL/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. 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.

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

  7. Reported from WTL/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 570) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  9. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. 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, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1043) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  13. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Gabbard, Ihara, McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 255) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to EEP/WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

  19. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Ichiyama, Morikawa; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Shimizu, Souza; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Poepoe; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

  20. Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1398) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Perruso, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Poepoe voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Perruso; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  24. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1785) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25.

  26. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matayoshi, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Iwamoto, Kila, Kitagawa, Marten, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (10) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  27. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 592).

  28. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  29. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

  30. House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Morikawa, Souza.

  31. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

  32. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  33. House Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  35. Re-Referred to WLA/AEN, JDC.

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