# Hawaii HB 879: RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS. Hawaii HB 879, RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Act 188, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288).) (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB879-2025 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HB 879 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) - Title: RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Act 188, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288). - Sponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: Cesspool Upgrade and Conversion, DOH Wastewater Branch, Position, Appropriation, HHS/AEN, WAM - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (249 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Appropriates funds to establish a position within the Department of Health to assist with the upgrade and conversion of cesspools and perform any other related responsibilities as designated by the Wastewater Branch of the Department of Health. (CD1) ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY - Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: REYES ODA - Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: WARD ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 2 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL... | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (53) - 2025-06-06: Act 188, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288). (Senate) - 2025-06-06: Act 188, on 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1288). (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, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House) - 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:00PM in Conference Room 325. (House) - 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Kitagawa, Perruso, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem. (House) - 2025-04-25: 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) Hashimoto, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 309. (House) - 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 226) 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. 226). (Senate) - 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 11:00AM in conference room 325. (House) - 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 11:00AM in conference room 325. (House) - 2025-04-21: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 9:50AM in conference room 325. (House) - 2025-04-16: Senate Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto Chair; Gabbard, Moriwaki Co-Chairs; Fevella. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810). (House) - 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate) - 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Hashem, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Perruso, Alcos. (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. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 688) in amended form (SD 1). (House) - 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1781) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate) - 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1235) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: 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) Gabbard, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM. (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 41). (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 888), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House) - 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House) - 2025-02-20: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. (House) - 2025-02-18: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-02-13: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 598), recommending referral to FIN. (House) - 2025-02-13: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). (House) - 2025-02-11: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House) - 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-02-04: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 104) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. (House) - 2025-02-04: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). (House) - 2025-01-30: The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House) - 2025-01-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House) - 2025-01-23: Referred to EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 3 (House) - 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB879_CD1_.pdf) - HB879_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB879_CD1_.HTM) - HB879_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB879_HD1_.HTM) - HB879_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB879_SD1_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB879_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1288_.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/HB879_CD1_.pdf) - [HB879_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB879_CD1_.HTM) - [HB879_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB879_HD1_.HTM) - [HB879_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB879_SD1_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB879_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1288_.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) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB879-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).