HB 2515 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Summary

Clarifies the types of events that constitute disasters and emergencies for the purposes of emergency management. Takes effect 7/1/2042. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2024 Last action Mar 14, 2024

Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2024

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 51

Mar 1, 2024

D Democratic44

42 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican7

6 Yea 1

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 14, 2024

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3084) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 11, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-24 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 156).

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 15, 2024

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 412-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 9, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ganaden.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

14 primary · 1 co-sponsor