Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 3109
RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- KOUCHI (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency as the Deputy Director of Emergency Management within the Department of Defense, under the direction of the Adjutant General. Clarifies the position's reporting structure and duties. Requires the Commission on Salaries to include the Deputy Director of Emergency Management in its recommendations for executive branch salary levels. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 24, 2026 House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 16, 2026 House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Pending Introduction. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Introduced. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Referred to PSM, WAM. - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference. - Feb 8, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference. - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21. - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference. - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2371) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2768) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 03-06-26. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 110) in amended form (SD 1). - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 12, 2026 · House
This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1214-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. - Mar 18, 2026 · 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 none excused (0). - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 24, 2026 · 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1454-26), recommending referral to FIN. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2063-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Deferred one day 04-14-26. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 746). - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). - Apr 20, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Sayama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Lee, C.. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718). - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 1:35PM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016.