RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
Summary
Requires all public buildings, including public school buildings, constructed after January 1, 2026, to be designed to withstand category five hurricanes and be used as shelters in the event of an emergency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Dec 8, 2025
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This bill update primarily involves technical formatting and metadata changes, such as updating the bill title, author names, and file timestamps. It also includes minor text reformatting within the legislative findings and a specific change to the effective date in Section 4, which was set to July 1, 3000. No substantive policy changes, funding adjustments, or new legal requirements were introduced in this version.
TIMELINE
The effective date for the Act was changed to July 1, 3000, in Section 4.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to include 'HD1', and author names were changed from Patrick Comiso to Shelby Ichiyama.
File metadata, including revision numbers and timestamps, were updated to reflect the new version.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 241) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Lamosao, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Morikawa, Woodson.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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