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Measure Title: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVENE AND PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE TO A DESALINATION PLANNING TASK FORCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE USE OF DESALINATION FOR LARGE-SCALE WATER CONSUMPTION IN THE STATE IS FEASIBLE.
Report Title: DLNR; Desalination; Desalination Planning Task Force; Report
Description:
Companion:  SR36
Package: None
Current Referral: WAL, FIN
Introducer(s): KANUHA, CHANG, ELEFANTE, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, KIM, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura, Wakai
Act:

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4/21/2025SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 774).
4/17/2025HTransmitted to Senate.
4/17/2025HAdopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Cochran, Garrett, Ichiyama, Perruso, Quinlan excused (7).
4/17/2025HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2133), recommending adoption.
4/16/2025HThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.
4/14/2025HScheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 04-16-25 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
4/14/2025HReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
4/14/2025HReported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2087) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
4/10/2025HThe committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson.
4/7/2025HResolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 04-10-25 9:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
4/4/2025HReferred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 28
4/2/2025HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 452) in amended form (SD 1).
4/2/2025SReport and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
4/1/2025SOne Day Notice 04-02-25.
4/1/2025SReported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1428) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
3/21/2025SThe committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
3/17/2025SThe committee(s) on WTL deferred the measure until 03-21-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
3/13/2025SThe committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
3/11/2025SReferred to WTL.
3/7/2025SOffered.

S = Senate | H = House | D = Data Systems | $ = Appropriation measure | ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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SCR54 SD1 HD1
All Versions of this Measure
SCR54_HD1 Link to SCR54_HD1 .PDF file
SCR54 Link to SCR54 .PDF file
SCR54_SD1 Link to SCR54_SD1 .PDF file
Committee Reports
SCR54_SD1_SSCR1428_ Link to committee report SCR54_SD1_SSCR1428_ .PDF file
SCR54_HD1_HSCR2087_ Link to committee report SCR54_HD1_HSCR2087_ .PDF file
SCR54_HD1_HSCR2133_ Link to committee report SCR54_HD1_HSCR2133_ .PDF file
Testimony
SCR54_TESTIMONY_WTL_03-17-25_
SCR54_SD1_TESTIMONY_WAL_04-10-25_
Hearing Notices
WTL
3/17/25 1:00P
CR 229 & Videoconference
WTL
3/21/25 1:00P
CR 229 & Videoconference
WAL
4/10/25 9:30A
411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
4/16/25 2:00P
309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE