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SB353HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Emergency Management.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Amends emergency management laws to clarify state and county authority. Prohibits the Governor or Mayor from suspending requests for records or vital records and statistics during a state of emergency. Adds definition of the term "severe weather warning". Allows the Legislature and county councils to terminate a state of emergency after thirty days, in whole or in part, issued by the Governor or Mayor, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

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Related measures

  • HB673— Same As
  • SB353— Carry Over

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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
  6. HD3by FIN

Companion measures: HB673, SB353. 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

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

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

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    9 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

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

    10 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    46 aye · 0 no · 5 excused

  8. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    14 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  9. House FIN committee on HD2: Recommendation recorded

    14 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  10. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD3

    14 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  11. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB353
MemberPSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002ExcusedAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
16 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberPSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019Aye
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB353
MemberPBS
SD2		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		FIN
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeExcusedExcusedExcusedAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcusedExcused
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeExcusedAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeExcusedAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeExcusedAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeExcused
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcused
Justin WoodsonHD-009ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
17 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberPBS
SD2		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		FIN
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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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 01-27-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 37) 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 02-11-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-12-25 9:50AM; 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: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 734) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  13. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 142) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-12-25 10:45AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

  19. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1243) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  20. 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, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  23. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1458) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  24. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  27. Reconsideration of action taken on Tuesday, 04-01-25.

  28. The votes in FIN were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  29. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  30. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1984) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  31. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.

  32. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  33. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 643).

  34. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  35. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).

  36. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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