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Bill RELATING TO NOISE. Makes it unlawful for any person to operate a weed whacker in or within one hundred feet of a residential zone, subject to certain exceptions. Extends the time for the use of leaf blowers and weed whackers within or near residential zones. Provides exceptions for government entities and agents acting on behalf of government entities during emergencies. Defines weed whacker. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2024 SB 3011 Hawaii SB 3011 (2024)
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Hawaii SB 3011 (2024) — RELATING TO NOISE.

Makes it unlawful for any person to operate a weed whacker in or within one hundred feet of a residential zone, subject to certain exceptions. Extends the time for the use of leaf blowers and weed whackers within or near residential zones. Provides exceptions for government entities and agents acting on behalf of government entities during emergencies. Defines weed whacker. (CD1)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. SB3011 (committee substitute) — source
  2. SB3011_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB3011_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB3011_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. SB3011_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 70 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 20 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 41 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 30 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • CHANG — primary (person)
  • DECOITE — primary (person)
  • FEVELLA — primary (person)
  • FUKUNAGA — primary (person)
  • GABBARD — primary (person)
  • KIM — primary (person)
  • MORIWAKI — primary (person)
  • Kidani — cosponsor (person)
  • San Buenaventura — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-07-03 Act 179, 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). became-law
  • 2024-07-03 Act 179, on 07/02/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). became-law
  • 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). receipt
  • 2024-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
  • 2024-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). receipt
  • 2024-05-01 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kahaloa, Lamosao, Matsumoto, Pierick, Poepoe voting no (7) and none excused (0). passage
  • 2024-05-01 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella, Richards. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, Kanuha, Keohokalole). Excused, 0 (none). passage
  • 2024-04-25 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24.
  • 2024-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 25-24) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2024-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
  • 2024-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 25-24).
  • 2024-04-22 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2024-04-22 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-04-19 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-22-24 2:45PM in conference room 325.
  • 2024-04-18 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 759). receipt
  • 2024-04-17 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 690). receipt
  • 2024-04-17 Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Keohokalole.
  • 2024-04-17 House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Takayama, Souza.
  • 2024-04-02 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 355). receipt
  • 2024-04-02 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
  • 2024-04-02 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 506). introduction, receipt
  • 2024-04-01 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Belatti, Gates, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2024-03-27 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Gates, Kapela, La Chica, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Sayama, Tam excused (9).
  • 2024-03-27 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1466-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  • 2024-03-15 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Ilagan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Holt, Kong; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Miyake, Souza. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-12 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-15-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2024-03-07 Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16 referral-committee
  • 2024-03-07 Pass First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-03-05 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 245) in amended form (SD 2). introduction, receipt
  • 2024-03-05 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Keohokalole, McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Dela Cruz). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2024-03-01 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24.
  • 2024-03-01 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3003) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2024-02-29 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-23 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-29-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2024-02-16 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2024-02-16 Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2630) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
  • 2024-02-14 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-09 The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  • 2024-01-26 Referred to HHS, JDC. referral-committee
  • 2024-01-24 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2024-01-24 Introduced. introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e1b9de1-e85e-4779-9398-4b9cd2155c5e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).