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SB1634Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Water Resources.

IntroducedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Mike Gabbard, District 21

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to the City and County of Honolulu for the planning, design, and construction of up to six monitoring wells, including a sentinel monitoring grid. Effective 5/13/2040. (SD1)

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · February 11, 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.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Tim Richards4Yes
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Kurt Fevella20Absent

Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EIG, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:20PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  6. Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 579) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  8. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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