All Roll Calls
Yes: 145 • No: 8
HawaiiSB 4382025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)Senate
RELATING TO WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
Sponsored By: Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Democratic)
Passed
Summary
Prohibits landfill units on land in an agricultural district with class A soils. Beginning 7/1/2025, narrows the prohibition on constructing, modifying, or expanding waste or disposal facilities within a one-half mile buffer zone of residential, school, or hospital property lines to apply specifically to landfill units or components of landfill units. Beginning 7/1/2025, prohibits the construction, modification, or expansion of a landfill unit, or any component of a landfill unit, inland of an underground injection control line in a county with a population greater than five hundred thousand, with certain exemptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
DOHCWRMWaste or Disposal FacilitiesLandfill UnitsAgricultural DistrictsBuffer ZonesUnderground Injection Control LinesProhibitionHHS/WLA, WAM
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Donovan M. Dela Cruz
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Michelle N. Kidani
Democratic • Senate
Donna Mercado Kim
Democratic • Senate
Sharon Y. Moriwaki
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/8/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 45 • No: 5
House vote • 3/20/2025
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 3/14/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL...
Yes: 45 • No: 2
Senate vote • 3/4/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 24 • No: 1
Senate vote • 2/26/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 13 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/10/2025
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 4 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/10/2025
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Re-Referred to HHS/WLA, WAM.
4/17/2026SenateCarried over to 2026 Regular Session.
12/8/2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 647).
4/10/2025SenateSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/10/2025SenateReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
4/10/2025HousePassed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Kila, Lee, M., Marten, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
4/8/2025HouseReported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2043) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
4/4/2025HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
4/4/2025HouseThe committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
4/2/2025HouseBill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
3/28/2025HouseReported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1487) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
3/21/2025HouseReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kila, Lee, M., Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
3/21/2025HouseThe committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
3/20/2025HouseBill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-20-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
3/17/2025HouseReported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1253) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
3/14/2025HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Kila, Lee, M., Marten voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
3/14/2025HouseThe 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.
3/13/2025HouseBill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 03-13-25 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
3/10/2025HousePass First Reading
3/6/2025HouseReferred to EEP, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19
3/6/2025HouseReport Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
3/4/2025SenateReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 157) in amended form (SD 2).
3/4/2025HouseReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 919) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2/28/2025Senate48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
2/28/2025SenateThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
2/26/2025Senate
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