Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1059
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- NAKAMURA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Converts the Emergency Management Specialist series positions at level V and higher in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency from civil service status to exempt status. Effective 7/1/3000. Repeal on 7/1/2027. (SD2)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 Senate | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 24, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 11, 2025 House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Jan 29, 2025 House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 21, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 - Jan 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 151) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Feb 7, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 544), recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 24, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 943), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
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. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 143). - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to PSM/LBT, WAM. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Re-Referred to WAM. - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Inouye, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1728) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Fevella, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 722) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 10, 2025 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Aquino, Fevella. - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). - Apr 17, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Sayama, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Souza. - Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). - Apr 1, 2026 · House
House Conferee(s) discharged. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).