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HI SB 2521

died on adjournment

RELATING TO EMERGENCY SERVICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2521 pass?

No. HI SB 2521 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 (2026-04-22): Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

What is HI SB 2521 about?

Exempts emergency medical services personnel from commercial driver's license requirements. Requires federal, state, and county firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and law enforcement officers to maintain proof of successful completion of agency-approved or other state-approved training on authorized emergency vehicles. Amends the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" under the State Traffic Code to replace ambulances with emergency medical services vehicles. Expands the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" to include disaster response and recovery vehicles and Department of Health vehicles. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 2521?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2521.

Description

Exempts emergency medical services personnel from commercial driver's license requirements. Requires federal, state, and county firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and law enforcement officers to maintain proof of successful completion of agency-approved or other state-approved training on authorized emergency vehicles. Amends the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" under the State Traffic Code to replace ambulances with emergency medical services vehicles. Expands the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" to include disaster response and recovery vehicles and Department of Health vehicles. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-04-22 — Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  3. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; McKelvey, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Elefante.

  5. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 667).

    introduction,receipt

  6. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  7. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  9. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  10. 2026-04-08

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1824-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. 2026-04-08

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.

  12. 2026-03-31

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-03-25

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 2026-03-24

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1336-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  15. 2026-03-24

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-19

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 03-19-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  19. 2026-03-12

    Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-10

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

    passage

  21. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 256) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  22. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3029) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  23. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  24. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, San Buenaventura.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-02-24

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  26. 2026-02-17

    Reported from TRS/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2278) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  27. 2026-02-17

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  28. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-02-11

    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

  30. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on TRS/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:15PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-01-28

    Referred to TRS/HHS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

  33. 2026-01-23

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-11 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-11 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Chang: not voting
    • San Buenaventura: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-19 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Kitagawa: not voting

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-31 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting

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