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SB2151HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Emergency Management.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Clarifies state and local authority during a state or local state of emergency. Clarifies and limits the suspension of laws and access to records during an emergency. Defines "catastrophic harm" and "severe weather warning". Amends the definitions of "disaster" and "emergency" under emergency management laws. Allows the Legislature to terminate a state of emergency and county councils to terminate a local state of emergency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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  • HB2236— Same As

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How this measure moved

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by PSM
  3. SD2by JDC
  4. HD1by PBS
  5. HD2by JHA

Companion measure: HB2236. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  2. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    3 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    23 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

  4. House PBS committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 2 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    45 aye · 1 no · 4 excused

  6. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    49 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2151
MemberPSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye*Aye*
Troy HashimotoSD-005ExcusedAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
15 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberPSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2151
MemberPBS
SD2		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Kanani SouzaHD-043NoNoAye*No → Aye with reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017ExcusedAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046ExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcused
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeExcusedAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*AyeAyeAyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
33 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberPBS
SD2		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to PSM, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. 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, Lee, C., Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.

  6. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2131) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  8. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-24-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-05-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3099) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  13. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 182) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-20-26 10:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-25-26 11:00AM.

  19. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-25-26 11:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-27-26 11:00AM.

  21. Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-27-26 11:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Souza; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Poepoe.

  23. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1563-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  24. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

  27. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2127-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  29. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  30. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 632).

  31. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  32. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

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