# Hawaii SB 1402: RELATING TO VESSELS IN STATE COMMERCIAL HARBORS.

Hawaii SB 1402, RELATING TO VESSELS IN STATE COMMERCIAL HARBORS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Act 177, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1277).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1402
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO VESSELS IN STATE COMMERCIAL HARBORS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-06-06, Act 177, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1277).
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Mooring Lines, Harbor Safety, Collective Bargaining, Exempt Vessels, Commercial Harbors, TRN, LAB, CPC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (166 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Clarifies that the requirements for the securing of mooring lines in state commercial harbors shall not apply to fishing vessels, government-owned or government-sponsored vessels, tour boats, and training vessels. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2025-06-06: Act 177, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1277). (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: Act 177, on 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1277). (House)
- 2025-04-23: Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 871). (House)
- 2025-04-23: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-04-25 in disagreeing to the House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-23-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: One Day Notice 04-23-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 857). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 488). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1744) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-03-25. (House)
- 2025-03-25: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1387), recommending referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-03-18: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-18-25 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-11: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to TRN, LAB, CPC, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 322) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 932) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: One Day Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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)
- 2025-02-27: 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)
- 2025-02-25: The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:25AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 247) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to TCA, JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1402_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1402_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1277_.PDF)
- SB1402_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1402_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1402_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1402_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1402_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1402_SD1_.HTM)

## 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/SB1402_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1402_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1277_.PDF)
- [SB1402_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1402_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1402_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1402_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1402_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1402_SD1_.HTM)

## 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-SB1402-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).