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SB3109HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

Last status update Mar 6, 2026

What this measure contains

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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  • HB2290— 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. HD1by PBS

Companion measure: HB2290. 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. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House PBS committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House LAB committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    6 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  7. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  8. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  9. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB3109
MemberPSM
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Les IharaSD-010Excused
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
9 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberPSM
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB3109
MemberPBS
SD1		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeExcusedAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcusedAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
20 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberPBS
SD1		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye

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.

  3. Passed First Reading.

  4. Referred to PSM, WAM.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  7. Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  8. The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  9. 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..

  10. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2371) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  12. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  13. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  14. 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.

  15. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2768) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  16. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  17. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  18. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 110) in amended form (SD 1).

  19. Pass First Reading

  20. Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. 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.

  25. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1214-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  26. 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).

  27. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 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.

  29. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1454-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  30. 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).

  31. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 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.

  33. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2063-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  34. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  35. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  36. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 746).

  37. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  39. House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Sayama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.

  40. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  41. Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Lee, C..

  42. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

  43. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 1:35PM; Conference Room 016.

  44. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  45. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  46. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  47. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  48. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  49. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  50. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016.

  51. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016.

  52. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016.

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