REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER EMERGENCIES AND NATURAL DISASTERS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2021
Last action Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 31, 2021
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Mar 31, 2021
D
Democratic46
95% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Resolution adopted in final form.
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, Ohno excused (2).
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1543), recommending adoption.
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Yamashita, McDermott.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1).
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Reported from PDP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1190) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on PDP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Eli, Cullen, Mizuno, Wildberger, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey, Woodson, Yamashita.
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to PDP, FIN, referral sheet 25
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Introduced
Offered
lower
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Perruso
DDemocratic
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
Henry Aquino
DDemocratic
P
James Kunane Tokioka
DDemocratic
P
Linda Ichiyama
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Kitagawa
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Nadine K. Nakamura
DDemocratic
P
PP
Patrick Pihana Branco
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
Sonny Ganaden
DDemocratic
P
SK
Stacelynn K.M. Eli
DDemocratic
P
TW
Tina Wildberger
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
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