HB 643 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Summary

Makes harassment against an essential worker during an emergency a misdemeanor. Defines essential worker. Amends various definitions in the emergency management laws to address pandemics. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

House Passage

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Feb 19, 2021

Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2021

How they voted

47–3

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Feb 11, 2021

D Democratic46

44 Yea 1 Nay 1

95% Yea

R Republican4

2 Yea 2 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, Okimoto, Wildberger voting no (3) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).

lower

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 621) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, Ward; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi, Tokioka.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Committee

Reported from PDP/LAT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 190) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (47-3-1)

house

Feb 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on LAT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Sayama, Belatti, Holt, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, Okimoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Feb 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on PDP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Eli, Cullen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Woodson, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Wildberger, Ward; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to PDP/LAT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

13 primary · 0 co-sponsors