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Hawaii Senate approves several bills and confirmations on unanimous consent; gives one-day notice for multiple resolutions
Summary
The Hawaii Senate took final action on multiple bills by unanimous consent, confirmed nominees, adopted house concurrent resolutions and gave one-day notice for several Senate concurrent resolutions, including a desalination planning test force and a working group on nuclear power.
The Hawaii Senate approved multiple bills, adopted house concurrent resolutions and confirmed gubernatorial nominees during its floor session, taking final votes on several measures by unanimous consent and issuing one-day notices for a set of Senate concurrent resolutions.
The actions advance bills touching on state statutes, commercial harbors, Medicaid third-party liability and Hanalei Bay and set the stage for further action on several resolutions — including a desalination planning test force whose reporting year the Senate extended and a working group to study nuclear power — that senators said will return for final adoption after the required notice period.
Final readings and confirmations - The Senate took final reading on several Senate bills on consent and recorded 25 ayes for each: SB 1369, HD1, "relating to Title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes"; SB 1402, HD2, relating to vessels in state commercial harbors; SB 1411, HD2, relating to Medicaid third-party liability; and SB 1511, HD2, relating to Hanalei Bay. The chair announced each measure "passes final…
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