SB 531 SD 2 HD 1

RELATING TO ROADSIDE HERBICIDE USE

By Senator(s) TANIGUCHI (BR)

Keywords: COUNTY GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, HEALTH, PESTICIDES, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, TRANSPORTATION

Report Title: Roadside Herbicide Use

Description: Requires the department of transportation to adopt an integrated vegetation management program. Establishes the Roadside Integrated Vegetation Management Committee. (SB531 HD1)

 1-22-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        S Referred to 1. TIA 2. WAM                                
 1-28-99        S Re-referred to TIA/LRE, then WAM                         
 2- 3-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by TIA/LRE on 02-06-99
                  at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 016
 2- 6-99        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 2- 9-99        S Notice of public decision making by TIA/LRE on
                  02-11-99 at 3:30 p.m. in conference room 225.
 2-11-99        S The committees on TIA/LRE recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-11-99        S The votes in TIA were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kawamoto, Bunda, Buen, D. Ige, Inouye, Slom; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Iwase,
                  Taniguchi
 2-11-99        S The votes in LRE were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Nakata, Chumbley, Chun Oakland, Fukunaga, Ihara,
                  Slom; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) M. Ige,        
                  Kanno
 2-19-99        S Reported from TIA/LRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 284)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as        
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 2-28-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-02-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 2-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, D. Ige,
                  Kawamoto, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) Chun; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 4
                  Excused: Senator(s) M. Ige, Iwase, Nakata, Anderson
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 642) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 3- 5-99        S 48 hours notice 03-09-99                                 
 3- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 24.  Noes, 1 (Anderson).  Excused, none
                  ().
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 95)                  
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. EEP 2. TRN 3. FIN ,        
                  referral sheet 26
 3-16-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday,
                  03-18-99 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 312.
 3-18-99        H The committee on EEP recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-18-99        H The votes in EEP were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Morita, Garcia, Schatz, Takumi, Meyer, Thielen; Ayes        
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Cachola, Kanoho
 3-22-99        H Reported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1207) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage        
                  on Second Reading and referral to the committee on
                  TRN
 3-22-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on TRN with
                  Representative(s) none voting no and
                  Representative(s) Cachola, Chang, Menor, Okamura,
                  Saiki, Yamane excused.