HB 522 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Summary

Removes the ability of the governor or a mayor to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Apr 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Mar 25, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 13, 2023

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 749) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 5, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

upper

Mar 31, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-05-23 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 22, 2023

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1252) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 17, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

upper

Mar 14, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-23 3:02PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to PSM, JDC.

upper

Mar 3, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 56).

upper

Mar 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

lower

Feb 16, 2023

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 501) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 2, 2023

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, Ganaden, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Pending introduction.