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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 15: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 15 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Primary sponsor: Lorraine Inouye (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (July 3, 2025): Act 293, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1396).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amends the definition of "historic property" to require that the property is over fifty years old and meets the criteria for inclusion in the Hawaii Register of Historic Places. Excludes proposed projects on existing residential property and proposed projects that are in nominally sensitive areas from the State's Historic Preservation Program review, under certain circumstances. (CD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lorraine InouyePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act 293, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1396).
  2. Act 293, on 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1396).
  3. Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
  4. Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
  5. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
  6. Enrolled to Governor.
  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
  8. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
  9. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Poepoe voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
  10. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 4).
  11. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
  12. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 4) as amended in (CD 1).

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source