HB 947 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS.

Summary

Establishes the safe home program to provide matching and nonmatching grants for installation of wind resistive devices to single-family, owner-occupied, residential properties in certain circumstances. Allocates a portion of the moneys earned through interest from the hurricane reserve trust fund for grants under the safe home program. Creates a temporary position within the insurance division of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to implement and administer the safe home program. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

House Passage

Mar 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2021 Last action Mar 11, 2021

Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2021

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Mar 9, 2021

D Democratic46

45 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to CPN/PSM, WAM.

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 264).

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Sayama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 639) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Kong, Mizuno, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 29, 2021

Committee

Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors