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SCR56HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Recognizing Open Water Lifeguards As First Responders In Acknowledgement Of Their Essential Role In Emergency Response, Public Safety, And Community Wellbeing Throughout The State.

Last status update Apr 21, 2026

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Recognizing Open Water Lifeguards As First Responders In Acknowledgement Of Their Essential Role In Emergency Response, Public Safety, And Community Wellbeing Throughout The State.

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  • SR54— 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

Companion measure: SR54. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs (EIG) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  2. Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  3. House LAB committee on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House floor on the introduced draft: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SCR56
MemberEIG
Introduced		PSM
Introduced		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Excused
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SCR56
MemberLAB
Introduced		Floor
Introduced		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041Excused
Elle CochranHD-014Excused
Andrew GarrettHD-022ExcusedAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009Excused
42 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLAB
Introduced		Floor
Introduced		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye
Della au BelattiHD-026Aye
Cory ChunHD-035Aye
Luke EvslinHD-016Aye
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020Aye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036Aye
Mark HashemHD-019Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031Aye
Greggor IlaganHD-004Aye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006Aye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002Aye
Darius KilaHD-044Aye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048Aye
Matthias KuschHD-001Aye
Trish La ChicaHD-037Aye
Nicole LowenHD-007Aye
Lisa MartenHD-051Aye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049Aye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010Aye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017Aye
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015Aye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye
Amy PerrusoHD-046Aye
Elijah PierickHD-039Aye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013Aye
Sean QuinlanHD-047Aye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034Aye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027Aye
Adrian TamHD-024Aye
David TarnasHD-008Aye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030Aye
Chris ToddHD-003Aye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012Aye

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. Offered.

  2. Referred to EIG/PSM.

  3. The committee(s) on EIG/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  4. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

  6. Reported from EIG/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3454) with recommendation of adoption.

  7. One Day Notice 04-08-26.

  8. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  9. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 430).

  10. Referred to LAB, PBS, referral sheet 27

  11. Resolution scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 04-16-26 9:00AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

  13. Re-referred to LAB, referral sheet 29

  14. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2233-26), recommending adoption.

  15. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).

  16. Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 788).

  18. Resolution adopted in final form.

  19. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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