Relating To Emergency Management.
Last status update Jan 21, 2025
What this measure contains
Amends chapter 127A, HRS, to clarify state and county authority. Prohibits the Governor or a mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital specifics during a state of emergency. Adds definition of the term "severe warning". Allows the Legislature and county councils to terminate a state of emergency, in whole or in part, issued by the Governor or a mayor, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 17, 2025
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 12, 2025
Related measures
- SB353— Same As
- HB673— Carry Over
Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.
Legislative path
Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.
- Introduced
- HD1by PBS
Companion measures: SB353, HB673. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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House PBS committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
9 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
48 aye · 0 no · 3 excused
House members along the path
| Member | PBS Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
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| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | |
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Excused | ||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | |
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Aye | |
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye | |
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Excused | ||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Aye | Aye | |
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Aye | |
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | |
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye | |
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | |
| Gene WardHD-018 | Excused | ||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Excused | Aye |
38 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | PBS Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | ||
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | ||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | ||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | ||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | ||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | ||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | ||
| Daniel HoltHD-028 | Aye | ||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | ||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | ||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | ||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | ||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | ||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | ||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | ||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | ||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | ||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | ||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | ||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | ||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | ||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye | ||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | ||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | ||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | ||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | ||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | ||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | ||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | ||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | ||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | ||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | ||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | ||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | ||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | ||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | ||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | ||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗
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Legislative history
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Pending introduction.
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 2
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Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-31-25.
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Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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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.
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Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 546) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
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Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.