Hawaii Senate Bill 298

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 7 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Authorizes the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to acquire any real, personal, or mixed property for immediate or future use; own, hold, improve, rehabilitate, sell, assign, exchange, transfer, convey, lease, or dispose of any real, personal, or mixed property acquired; and acquire by condemnation real property for immediate or future use. Amends the definition of "public lands" to exclude non-ceded lands to which the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency holds title. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Relating To The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]	Sen. Henry Aquino [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Dru Kanuha [D]
Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]	Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Tim Richards [D]
Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

2023-02-22 - Senate - Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, Unamended (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate Water and Land: Passed, Unamended (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-03-21	House	The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2023-03-17	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-21-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-16	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).
2023-03-16	House	Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1235) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2023-03-14	House	The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
2023-03-10	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-14-23 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-09	House	Referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17
2023-03-09	House	Pass First Reading
2023-03-07	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 124) in amended form (SD 1).
2023-03-07	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
2023-03-03	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
2023-03-03	Senate	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1051) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2023-02-22	Senate	The 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, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-02-16	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2023-02-15	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
2023-02-15	Senate	Reported from PSM/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 325) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2023-02-13	Senate	The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2023-02-13	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-02-09	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-23 3:02PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2023-01-23	Senate	Referred to PSM/WTL, WAM.
2023-01-19	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-01-19	Senate	Introduced.

SB298 (Carry Over) 2023-03-21 - The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=298&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB298_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=298&year=2024