HB 2610 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF.

Summary

Establishes a Disaster Relief Match Special Fund to support the local match requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Maui Wildfires Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for projects that implement mitigation measures to prevent and minimize the impacts of natural hazards affecting the State. Appropriates moneys into the Disaster Relief Match Special Fund. Makes appropriations to support the State's continued response to the August 2023 wildfires that affected the counties of Hawaiʻi and Maui. Declares that the appropriations exceed the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. Effective 7/1/2042. (SD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2024 Last action Apr 16, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2024 · House Mar 1, 2024

How they voted

23–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 25

Apr 4, 2024

D Democratic23

22 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican2

1 Yea 1

50% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2024

Committee

Re-Referred to WAM.

upper

Apr 5, 2024

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 4, 2024

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 483) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 4, 2024

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 27, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, Wakai.

upper

Mar 22, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-24 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).

upper

Mar 15, 2024

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3092) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to 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, WAM.

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 160).

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/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 425-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 12, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to WAL/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors