Prohibits commercial vendors from presetting commercial beach equipment on certain beaches under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, unless the customer is physically present. Requires commercial vendors to expeditiously remove commercial beach equipment after the customer has finished using it. Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to grant exemptions through rules. Establishes administrative fines for violations. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 67 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON BEACHES.
Prohibits commercial vendors from presetting commercial beach equipment on certain beaches under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, unless the customer is physically present. Requires commercial vendors to expeditiously remove commercial beach equipment after the customer has finished using it. Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to grant exemptions through rules. Establishes administrative fines for violations. (CD1)
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2023-07-06 Act 227, on 07/06/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1330). became-law
2023-05-05 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 901). receipt
2023-05-04 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 996). receipt
2023-05-04 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2). passage
2023-05-04 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). passage
2023-05-02 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 174) as amended in (CD 1).
2023-05-02 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-04-23.
2023-05-02 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 174).
2023-04-28 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Tarnas, Nishimoto, Morikawa, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-04-28 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Keohokalole, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 5:00PM in conference room 229.
2023-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 12:00PM; Conference Room 229.
2023-04-27 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 9:30AM in conference room 229.
2023-04-26 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-27-23 9:30AM in conference room 229.
2023-04-24 Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 977). receipt
2023-04-24 Senate Conferees Discharged: Senator Dela Cruz discharged as Co-Chair.
2023-04-24 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840). receipt
2023-04-21 House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Tarnas, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Morikawa, Souza.
2023-04-21 Re-referred to WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 34 referral-committee
2023-04-20 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 915). receipt
2023-04-04 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 557). receipt
2023-04-04 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2023-04-04 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 527). introduction, receipt
2023-04-03 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2023-03-30 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1794) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-03-24 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Mizuno; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Kong, Souza. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-22 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-24-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-16 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-16 Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1241) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2023-03-14 The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-10 Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-14-23 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-09 Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 17 referral-committee
2023-03-09 Pass First Reading reading-1
2023-03-07 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 73) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
2023-03-07 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. passage
2023-03-03 One Day Notice 03-07-23.
2023-03-03 Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1094) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2023-03-03 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Moriwaki, Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-03 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-28 The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2023-02-03 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2023-02-03 Reported from WTL/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 10) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
2023-01-31 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-01-31 The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, McKelvey, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang. committee-passage-favorable
2023-01-27 Re-Referred to WTL/CPN, JDC/WAM. referral-committee
2023-01-27 The committee(s) on WTL/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-23 9:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2023-01-20 Referred to WTL/CPN, JDC. referral-committee
2023-01-18 Introduced and passed First Reading. introduction
2023-01-14 Pending Introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/05c99303-2f27-4cc0-b4f0-5612d70b76d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).