HI HB 358
died on adjournmentRELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 358 pass?
No. HI HB 358 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 358 about?
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)
Who sponsors HI HB 358?
BELATTI, IWAMOTO, KILA and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 358.
Description
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)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- BELATTIprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KILAprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- MARTENprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-06
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-06
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 241) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
2025-02-05
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-05-25 11:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-31
The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-25 at 11:00AM.
deferral
2025-01-29
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-29
The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 01-31-25.
deferral
2025-01-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-16
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-05 · pass · 6-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Belatti: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Souza: yes
- Shimizu: no
- Ichiyama: not voting
- Morikawa: not voting
- Woodson: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 239
Official source
Attribution
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