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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO WASTEWATER."
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description: "Allows an individual wastewater system to serve up to five bedrooms, regardless of the number of dwellings, dwelling units, or accessory units, whether attached or detached, with certain exclusions. (CD1)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 735"
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citation: "Hawaii HB 735 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Accessory Units", "Cesspools", "Dwelling Units", "Dwellings", "Individual Wastewater Systems"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["EVSLIN", "KAHALOA", "LOWEN", "MARTEN", "MATSUMOTO", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "NAKAMURA", "PIERICK", "TARNAS", "TODD"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2025-01-17"
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last_action: "2025-06-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f41db89-3764-4cb2-9914-2d21c810f23c"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=735&year=2025"
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source_hash: "e66f95983a779122fae60f9a309cb94e5c4fd5dc1ceb78bc6adf578e60e310d1"
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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 735 (2025) — RELATING TO WASTEWATER.
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Allows an individual wastewater system to serve up to five bedrooms, regardless of the number of dwellings, dwelling units, or accessory units, whether attached or detached, with certain exclusions. (CD1)
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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. **HB735** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB735_.HTM)
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2. **HB735_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB735_CD1_.HTM)
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3. **HB735_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB735_HD1_.HTM)
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4. **HB735_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB735_HD2_.HTM)
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5. **HB735_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB735_SD1_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
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- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **24–1** (pass) · upper
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- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- EVSLIN — primary (person)
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- KAHALOA — primary (person)
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- LOWEN — primary (person)
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- MARTEN — primary (person)
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- MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
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- MIYAKE — primary (person)
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- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
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- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
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- PIERICK — primary (person)
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- TARNAS — primary (person)
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- TODD — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-06-25** Act 224, on 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1326). `became-law`
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- **2025-06-25** Act 224, 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1326). `became-law`
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- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
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- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
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- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). `passage`
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- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
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- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 224).
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- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 224) as amended in (CD 1).
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- **2025-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Takenouchi, Evslin, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
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- **2025-04-24** 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) San Buenaventura, Gabbard, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 4:15PM; Conference Room 329.
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- **2025-04-22** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 4:15PM; Conference Room 329.
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- **2025-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Gabbard, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.
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- **2025-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-14** House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Hashem, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Evslin, Alcos.
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- **2025-04-08** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-04** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-04-03** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 552) in amended form (SD 1).
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- **2025-04-03** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2025-04-02** One Day Notice 04-03-25.
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- **2025-04-02** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1522) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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- **2025-03-31** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-03-19** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-19** Reported from HHS/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1164) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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- **2025-03-12** 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, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-12** The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-07** The committee(s) on HHS/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-03-04** Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-28** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-28** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 31). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2025-02-27** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2025-02-27** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 882), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2025-02-20** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-18** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-02-13** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
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- **2025-02-13** Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 631) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
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- **2025-02-11** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-02-05** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-05** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 162) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
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- **2025-01-30** The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-01-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-01-21** Referred to EEP, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-17** Pending introduction.
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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/6f41db89-3764-4cb2-9914-2d21c810f23c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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