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HI SB 3109

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 3109 pass?

No. HI SB 3109 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 (2026-05-01): Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

What is HI SB 3109 about?

Establishes the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency as the Deputy Director of Emergency Management within the Department of Defense, under the direction of the Adjutant General. Clarifies the position's reporting structure and duties. Requires the Commission on Salaries to include the Deputy Director of Emergency Management in its recommendations for executive branch salary levels. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3109?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3109.

Description

Establishes the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency as the Deputy Director of Emergency Management within the Department of Defense, under the direction of the Adjutant General. Clarifies the position's reporting structure and duties. Requires the Commission on Salaries to include the Deputy Director of Emergency Management in its recommendations for executive branch salary levels. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

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

  2. 2026-05-01

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

  3. 2026-05-01

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

  4. 2026-05-01

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

  5. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016.

  6. 2026-04-30

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

  7. 2026-04-29

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

  8. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  9. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  10. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 1:35PM; Conference Room 016.

  11. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Lee, C..

  12. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  13. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Sayama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.

  14. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 746).

    introduction,receipt

  16. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  17. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  19. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2063-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  20. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  21. 2026-04-08

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-04-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 2026-03-30

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1454-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  24. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  25. 2026-03-24

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-18

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1214-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  28. 2026-03-18

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-16

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-12

    This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-03-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  34. 2026-03-10

    Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  36. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 110) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  37. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2768) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  39. 2026-03-02

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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  41. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  42. 2026-02-18

    Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2371) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  43. 2026-02-18

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  44. 2026-02-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. 2026-02-10

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  46. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  47. 2026-02-08

    The committee(s) on PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  48. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  49. 2026-02-02

    Referred to PSM, WAM.

    referral-committee

  50. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  51. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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  52. 2026-01-26

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

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Votes

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

    2026-02-11 · pass · 4-0

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

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

    2026-03-02 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-16 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Belatti: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Ichiyama: not voting

  • The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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