HI HCR 179
died on adjournmentURGING THE ʻAHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO FOLLOW ITS ADOPTED RULES OF PRACTICE, FULFILL ITS STATUTORY DUTIES, ESTABLISH POLICIES TO ASSURE CONSISTENT STANDARDS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY; AND CONVENING A WORKING GROUP TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HCR 179 pass?
No. HI HCR 179 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-08): House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
What is HI HCR 179 about?
HI HCR 179 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “URGING THE ʻAHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO FOLLOW ITS ADOPTED RULES OF PRACTICE, FULFILL ITS STATUTORY DUTIES, ESTABLISH POLICIES TO ASSURE CONSISTENT STANDARDS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY; AND CONVENING A WORKING GROUP TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.”.
Who sponsors HI HCR 179?
POEPOE, AMATO, BELATTI are the primary sponsors of HI HCR 179.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-05-08 — House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- Bill type
- concurrent resolution
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- POEPOEprimary
- AMATOprimary
- BELATTIprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-08
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
2026-05-08
Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3).
passage
2026-05-08
Resolution adopted in final form.
passage
2026-05-08
Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).
receipt
2026-05-06
One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-08-26.
2026-04-27
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-04-27
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 774) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-24
Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3927) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
2026-04-24
One Day Notice 04-27-26.
2026-04-23
Re-Referred to WLA.
referral-committee
2026-04-17
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Chang.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-14
The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-04-10
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 584).
introduction,receipt
2026-04-10
Referred to WLA, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-04-09
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1896-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.
2026-04-09
Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
passage
2026-04-09
Transmitted to Senate.
2026-04-07
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1751-26), recommending referral to JHA.
2026-04-02
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
passage,referral-committee
2026-04-02
Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-31
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-27
Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-31-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-18
Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 19
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Offered
introduction
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Documents
Votes
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-31 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Hashem: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Souza: yes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-04-07 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Sayama: not voting
- Cochran: not voting
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-04-17 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- DeCorte: yes
- Inouye: not voting
- Chang: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: HR 169
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