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SB 353STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

Amends emergency management laws to clarify state and county authority. Prohibits the Governor or Mayor from suspending requests for records or vital records and statistics during a state of emergency. Adds definition of the term "severe weather warning". Allows the Legislature and county councils to terminate a state of emergency after thirty days, in whole or in part, issued by the Governor or Mayor, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Voted 12/8/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

70 yea·0 nay·7 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 4/10/2025Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
  3. 4/10/2025Senate disagrees with House amendments.
  4. 4/10/2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 643).
  5. 4/8/2025Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
  6. 4/4/2025Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
  7. 4/4/2025Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1984) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  8. 4/1/2025The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
  9. 4/1/2025The votes in FIN were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
  10. 4/1/2025Reconsideration of action taken on Tuesday, 04-01-25.