Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SCR 8
URGING THE COUNTIES TO ACT ON ANY BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION OF A RESIDENCE THAT IS PRESCRIBED BY A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND FOUND BY THE COUNTY TO BE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OR HEALTH OF AN OLDER ADULT OR PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Adopted
Sponsors
- MORIWAKI (Democratic)
- CHANG (Democratic)
- DECOITE (Democratic)
- HASHIMOTO (Democratic)
- MCKELVEY (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jan 28, 2026): Offered.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 16, 2026 House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 30, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 30, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Offered. - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to EIG/HHS. - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EIG/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Keohokalole. - Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
Reported from EIG/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3460) with recommendation of adoption. - Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 04-09-26. - Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 440). - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Referred to HSH, WAL, referral sheet 27 - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 04-16-26 9:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2181-26), recommending referral to WAL. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3). - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 04-23-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 23, 2026 · House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2255-26), recommending adoption. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Senate. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 842). - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Resolution adopted in final form. - May 12, 2026 · Senate
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.