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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO WASTEWATER."
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description: "Prohibits the installation or use of household aerobic units that discharge directly to groundwater unless approved by the Director of Health. (SD1)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2017 Regular Session"
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identifier: "HB 605"
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citation: "Hawaii HB 605 (2017 Regular Session)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Wastewater", "Household Aerobic Units", "Department of Health"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["LOWEN"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2017-01-20"
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last_action: "2017-07-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ebe7435-2ffc-4cb7-bb40-e20d2afe1612"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=605&year=2017"
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source_hash: "10f023363fee96d174b16016ae178419e470c9ac64bd81fc2065ef2ca5b216ff"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii HB 605 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO WASTEWATER.
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Prohibits the installation or use of household aerobic units that discharge directly to groundwater unless approved by the Director of Health. (SD1)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB605** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB605_.HTM)
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2. **HB605_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB605_HD1_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
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- The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
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- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
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- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **17–0** (pass) · legislature
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- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
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- The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- LOWEN — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-20** Pending introduction.
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- **2017-01-23** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-25** Referred to EEP/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/HLT on Thursday, 02-09-17 10:05AM in House conference room 329.
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- **2017-02-08** Broadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
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- **2017-02-09** The committee(s) on EEP/HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-17 10:35AM.
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- **2017-02-10** Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-14-17 10:35AM in conference room 329.
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- **2017-02-14** The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Cullen, Evans, Ichiyama, Kong, Say, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Fukumoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-02-14** The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Kobayashi, Morikawa, Oshiro, Todd, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Har. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-02-17** Reported from EEP/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 519) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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- **2017-02-17** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-22** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-24-17 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
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- **2017-02-24** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 862), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2017-03-03** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2017-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 127). `introduction`
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- **2017-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2017-03-09** Referred to AEN, CPH. `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-09** The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-17 1:15PM in conference room 224.
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- **2017-03-13** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, Nishihara, K. Rhoads, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-13** Re-Referred to AEN, CPH/WAM.
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- **2017-03-20** Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 931) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH/WAM.
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- **2017-03-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH/WAM.
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- **2017-03-24** The committee(s) on CPH/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-30-17 9:30AM in conference room 211.
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- **2017-03-30** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-30** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, K. Kahele, Wakai. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-04-05** Reported from CPH/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1357) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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- **2017-04-05** One Day Notice 04-06-17.
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- **2017-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) English). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2017-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 498) in amended form (SD 1).
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- **2017-04-07** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
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- **2017-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 545).
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- **2017-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Baker, Riviere Co-Chairs.
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- **2017-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 680).
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- **2017-04-25** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-07-17.
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- **2017-04-26** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 626).
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- **2017-04-26** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har excused (1).
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- **2017-04-27** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 629).
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- **2017-04-26** Transmitted to Governor.
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- **2017-07-07** Act 089, on 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). `executive-signature`
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- **2017-07-07** Act 089, 07/05/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1190). `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ebe7435-2ffc-4cb7-bb40-e20d2afe1612`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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