Adds a minimum penalty and maximum penalty per violation of the State Water Code and authorizes the Commission on Water Resource Management to consider each day that a violation exists or continues to exist a separate offense. Establishes factors the CWRM must consider when determining the amount of the penalty. Increases maximum fines every five years from 2030 to 2045.
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Effective 7/1/2040. (SD1)
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History
2025
Apr 21Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).Latest
Apr 11Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Minor
Apr 10House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
Apr 8Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 8Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 617) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 4Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1679) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Apr 4One Day Notice 04-08-25.
Apr 1The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 1The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.Minor
Mar 27The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Mar 21Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1211) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
Mar 21Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.Minor
Mar 14The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 10The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 209).Minor
Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
Mar 6Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.Minor
Mar 4Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Feb 28Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1149), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Feb 24The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Lamosao, Miyake; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 21Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 14Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 742) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
Feb 14Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
Feb 5The 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, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Jan 31Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 30Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
Jan 30Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).Minor
Jan 28The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Souza; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Jan 24Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 21Referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1Minor