Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

HB1

Generated on 11/13/2007 2:25:14 PM

Measure Title:
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Report Title:
Environmental Law; Transportation; Ferry Operations
Description:
Requires the Department of Transportation to perform an environmental impact statement (EIS) for certain improvements made to commercial harbors. Permits operation of large capacity ferry vessel company prior to completion of EIS upon meeting certain minimum conditions. Establishes a temporary Hawaii Inter-island Ferry Oversight Task Force.
Package:
Companion:
Introducers:
SAY, CALDWELL, B. OSHIRO
Current Referral:
JDL/TIA/ENE
Date Status Text
10/23/2007HPending introduction.
10/24/2007HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
10/24/2007HReferred to TRN/FIN, referral sheet 1
10/24/2007HBroadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
10/23/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by TRN/FIN on Thursday, 10-25-07 at 9:00 am in House conference room AUDITORIUM.
10/25/2007HThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Lee, Brower, Chong, Har, Magaoay, Manahan, Mizuno, Nakasone, Rhoads, Sagum, Awana, Meyer, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) M. Oshiro; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Carroll, Hanohano, Tokioka; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
10/25/2007HThe committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Souki, Nishimoto, Evans, Har, Lee, Nakasone, Meyer, Pine; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McKelvey, Sonson, Takamine; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Luke, Takumi.
10/25/2007HReported from TRN/FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
10/25/2007HPassed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Berg, Carroll, Hanohano, Morita, Shimabukuro, Tokioka voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cabanilla, Chang, Marumoto, Nakasone, Saiki, Takai, Takumi excused (7).
10/26/2007HFloor Amendment No. 1 offered by Rep. Morita.
10/26/2007HFloor amendment failed following Roll Call vote: Ayes, 11. Noes, 35 (Representative(s) Awana, Brower, Caldwell, Carroll, Ching, Chong, Evans, Finnegan, Har, Herkes, Ito, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Manahan, McKelvey, Meyer, Mizuno, Nakasone, Nishimoto, B. Oshiro, M. Oshiro, Pine, Rhoads, Sagum, Say, Sonson, Souki, Thielen, Tokioka, Tsuji, Ward, Waters, Yamane, Yamashita). Excused, 5 (Representative(s) Cabanilla, Chang, Marumoto, Takai, Takumi).
10/26/2007HPassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Belatti, Berg, Carroll, Hanohano, Morita, Saiki, Shimabukuro, Takamine, Tokioka voting no (9) and Representative(s) Cabanilla, Chang, Marumoto, Takai, Takumi excused (5). Transmitted to Senate.
10/29/2007SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 1).
10/29/2007SPassed First Reading and referred to JDL/TIA/ENE.

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