House bill · 2026
HB 596
RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Progress
440 days from first to latest action, across 33 recorded actions.
Filed
Jan 17
Referred to committee
Jan 21
Heard in committee
Jan 31
Reported from committee
Jan 31
Passed first chamber
Feb 28
Passed second chamber
Apr 8
Sent to governor
Stopped here
Became law
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
House · Jan 31, 2025
Passed 9–0
9 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN.
House · Feb 13, 2025
Passed 48–0
48 Yea
0 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
House · Feb 24, 2025
Passed 15–0
15 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Passed Third Reading.
House · Feb 28, 2025
Passed 47–0
47 Yea
0 Nay
4 Absent / not voting
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
Senate · Mar 12, 2025
Passed 5–0
5 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate · Apr 4, 2025
Passed 12–0
12 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
Senate · Apr 8, 2025
Passed 24–0
24 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by Hawaii State Legislature.
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
House Conferee(s) discharged.
Apr 1, 2026 · House
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Dec 8, 2025 · Joint
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Souza.
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Apr 10, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 656) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 8, 2025 · House
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Transmitted to House.
Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1835) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. Ways and Means
Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. Ways and Means
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1123) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. Public Safety and Military Affairs
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
Referred to PSM, WAM. Public Safety and Military Affairs
Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading.
Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 111).
Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 941), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Feb 28, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. Finance
Feb 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 21, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). Finance
Feb 13, 2025 · House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 545) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Feb 13, 2025 · House
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. Public Safety
Jan 31, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 29, 2025 · House
The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-31-25.
Jan 29, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 24, 2025 · House
Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 2 Public Safety
Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 21, 2025 · House
Pending introduction.
Jan 17, 2025 · House
Authors
In committee
- Public Safety
House
Referred Jan 21, 2025 · heard Jan 31, 2025 · reported after 10 days
- Finance
House
Referred Feb 13, 2025 · heard Feb 24, 2025 · reported after 11 days
- Public Safety and Military Affairs
Senate
Referred Mar 4, 2025 · heard Mar 12, 2025 · reported after 8 days
- Ways and Means
Senate
Referred Mar 18, 2025 · heard Apr 4, 2025 · reported after 17 days
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