Hawaii - HB444 - 2023

Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Recognize And Protect The Inherent And Inalienable Right Of All People To Clean Water And Air, A Healthful Environment And Climate, Healthy Native Ecosystems, And Beaches.

Added On: 03-02-2023

Updated On: 02-07-2023

Status: Introduced

Primary Sponsors: Terez Amato (Democratic), Elle Cochran (Democratic), Ernesto Ganaden (Democratic), Cedric Gates (Democratic), Natalia Hussey-Burdick (Democratic), Nicole Lowen (Democratic), Lisa Marten (Democratic), Rose Martinez (Democratic), Amy Perruso (Democratic), Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), Adrian Tam (Democratic), Justin Woodson (Democratic)

01-20-2023 - Pending introduction.
01-23-2023 - Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01-25-2023 - Referred to EEP/WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
01-31-2023 - Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/WAL on Thursday, 02-02-23 8:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02-02-2023 - The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Woodson.
02-02-2023 - The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
02-07-2023 - Reported from EEP/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 104) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
02-07-2023 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).