Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 596
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAKENOUCHI (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- LAMOSAO (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 Senate | Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 4, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 12, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | 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 |
| Jan 31, 2025 House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 2 - 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(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-31-25. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 31, 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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 545) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and 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. 941), 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. 111). - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to PSM, WAM. - Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1123) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1835) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Transmitted to House. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 656) 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 14, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Souza. - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - 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).