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Hawaii 2026

HB 2443

RELATING TO DISASTER SERVICES.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Access and Functional Needs, Appropriations ($), Emergency Planning, HIEMA, Individuals with Disabilities, Position
Introduced / first action
2026-01-27 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Integrates the needs of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs into emergency planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities. Establishes a Disability Integration Specialist position, to be located in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, who shall provide programming support for disability community projects that promote accessibility, inclusion, and equity in disaster management. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 133, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234).

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Act 133, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234).

    became-law, executive-signature

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Transmitted to Governor.

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  9. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  10. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016.

  11. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016.

  12. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Morikawa, Templo, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 170-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  15. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  16. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 170-26).

  17. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  18. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  19. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  20. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:45PM in conference room 016.

  21. House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Amato, Templo, Shimizu.

  22. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).

    receipt

  23. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 2:00PM in conference room 016.

  24. Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; McKelvey, Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Inouye.

  25. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).

    receipt

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  27. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  28. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  29. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 559) in amended form (SD 1).

  30. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3628) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  31. One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  32. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  34. Reported from PSM/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3292) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  35. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  36. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  37. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 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) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. The committee(s) on PSM/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 2:45PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  40. Referred to PSM/HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  41. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 108).

    introduction, receipt

  42. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  43. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 834-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  44. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  45. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 190-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  48. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  49. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Souza.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-06-26 10:15AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  51. Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  52. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  53. Pending introduction.

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