# Hawaii SB 2983: RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES.

Hawaii SB 2983, RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Lee (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-24 (Act 128, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2983-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2983
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-06-24, Act 128, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1229).
- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Criminal Destruction of Trees, State or County Property, Misdemeanor, JHA
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (199 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the offense of criminal destruction of a tree on state or county property, punishable as a misdemeanor. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C.
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 6 |   |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 3 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 5 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 3 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1229_.PDF)
- SB2983_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_CD1_.HTM)
- SB2983_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2983_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1229_.PDF)
- [SB2983_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB2983_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2983_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2983_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2983-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).