HB 726 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO FACE COVERINGS.

Summary

Requires every person to wear a face covering when in a public setting, subject to certain exceptions. Establishes a civil fine for failure to wear a face covering. Sunsets December 31, 2021, or when the last emergency proclamation related to the COVID-19 emergency issued by the governor expires, whichever is sooner. 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 25, 2021 Last action Feb 19, 2021

Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2021

How they voted

50–1

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 9, 2021

D Democratic46

45 Yea 1 Nay

97% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

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) Okimoto, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).

lower

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 518) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; 1 Noes: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 9, 2021

Committee

Reported from PDP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 92) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 9, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (50-1)

house

Feb 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on PDP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Eli, Cullen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Wildberger, Woodson, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to PDP, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors