HawaiiHB 5102025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House

RELATING TO DECLARATION OF WATER SHORTAGE AND EMERGENCY.

Sponsored By: Linda Ichiyama (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

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)

CWRMWater Shortage and EmergencyWater Shortage DeclarationNoticeWLA, JDC

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Linda Ichiyama

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Mark J. Hashem

    Democratic • House

  • David A. Tarnas

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 134 • No: 7

Senate vote 4/8/2025

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 23 • No: 2

Senate vote 3/27/2025

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 4 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/14/2025

The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 4 • No: 0

House vote 3/4/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 45 • No: 4

House vote 2/27/2025

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...

Yes: 9 • No: 1

House vote 2/11/2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA...

Yes: 49 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Re-Referred to WLA, JDC.

    4/17/2026Senate
  2. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    4/2/2026Senate
  3. House Conferee(s) discharged.

    4/1/2026House
  4. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    12/8/2025
  5. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    4/15/2025Senate
  6. House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Lamosao, Shimizu.

    4/14/2025House
  7. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    4/11/2025Senate
  8. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    4/10/2025House
  9. 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.

    4/8/2025Senate
  10. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 651) in amended form (SD 2).

    4/8/2025House
  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1718) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    4/4/2025Senate
  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

    4/4/2025Senate
  13. 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.

    3/27/2025Senate
  14. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    3/25/2025Senate
  15. Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1214) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

    3/21/2025Senate
  16. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

    3/21/2025Senate
  17. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    3/21/2025Senate
  18. 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.

    3/14/2025Senate
  19. The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    3/10/2025Senate
  20. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 250).

    3/6/2025Senate
  21. Passed First Reading.

    3/6/2025Senate
  22. Referred to WTL, JDC.

    3/6/2025Senate
  23. 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.

    3/4/2025House
  24. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1085), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    2/28/2025House
  25. 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.

    2/27/2025House

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