RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
Summary
Specifies that the Hawaii emergency management agency is established within the Department of Defense for administrative purposes only. Makes the administrator of emergency management the director of the Hawaii emergency management agency and requires the administrator to report directly to the governor. Requires the governor to appoint the administrator of the Hawaii emergency management agency. Effective 7/1/2022. (SD1)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Vetoed
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Vetoed Jul 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 13, 2021 · House Mar 5, 2021
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 13, 2021
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Jul 6, 2021
Vetoed
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1284).
lower
Jul 6, 2021
Vetoed
Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1284).
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Vetoed
Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/21/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Vetoed
Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 614).
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 694) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1033) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
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) Nishihara, English, Baker, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Riviere.
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-21 1:00PM; Via Videoconference.
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to PSM, WAM.
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 127).
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
Reported from PDP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 214) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on PDP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Eli, Cullen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Wildberger, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to PDP, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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