# Hawaii HB 1091: RELATING TO SEWER TRANSMISSION LINES.

Hawaii HB 1091, RELATING TO SEWER TRANSMISSION LINES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Act 145, 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1091
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO SEWER TRANSMISSION LINES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Act 145, 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Counties, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Sewer Systems Servicing, Sewer Transmission Lines, JHA, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (206 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a county to accept, within 60 days after receipt of a completed application for maintenance request, license or dedication of sewer transmission lines and related sewerage facilities servicing Hawaiian Home Lands that are brought into compliance by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (46)

- 2025-05-30: Act 145, 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245). (Senate)
- 2025-05-30: Act 145, on 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1245). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 107) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 107). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite, Chang, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Re-referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 33 (House)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Holt, Poepoe, Shimizu. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Richards Chair; DeCoite, Chang, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 727) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1713) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1280) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 326). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HWN, WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 814) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-01-31: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 01-31-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1091_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1091_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1091_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1245_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1091_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1091_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1091_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1091_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1245_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1091-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).