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HI SCR 40

died on adjournment

URGING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ADOPT ORDINANCES BANNING THE SALE, RENTAL, AND DISTRIBUTION OF DISPOSABLE BODYBOARDS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SCR 40 pass?

No. HI SCR 40 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 (2026-05-12): Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

What is HI SCR 40 about?

HI SCR 40 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “URGING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII AND CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO ADOPT ORDINANCES BANNING THE SALE, RENTAL, AND DISTRIBUTION OF DISPOSABLE BODYBOARDS.”.

Who sponsors HI SCR 40?

GABBARD, CHANG, MCKELVEY are the primary sponsors of HI SCR 40.

Introduced
2026-03-10
Latest action
2026-05-12 — Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GABBARDprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-12

    Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

  2. 2026-04-28

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 846).

    introduction,receipt

  3. 2026-04-28

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 2026-04-27

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2256-26), recommending adoption.

  5. 2026-04-27

    Adopted with Representative(s) Alcos, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).

    passage

  6. 2026-04-27

    Transmitted to Senate.

  7. 2026-04-23

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-04-20

    Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2194-26), recommending referral to WAL.

  9. 2026-04-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).

    passage,referral-committee

  10. 2026-04-20

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 04-23-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. 2026-04-17

    The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-04-15

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by EEP on Friday, 04-17-26 10:05AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2026-04-10

    Referred to EEP, WAL, referral sheet 28

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-04-09

    Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

    passage

  15. 2026-04-09

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 449).

    introduction,receipt

  16. 2026-04-08

    Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3473) with recommendation of adoption.

  17. 2026-04-08

    One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  18. 2026-04-06

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-06-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  20. 2026-04-01

    Re-Referred to AEN.

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-19

    Referred to AEN/CPN.

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-10

    Offered.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-06 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting
    • Awa: not voting

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

    2026-04-17 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
    • Quinlan: not voting

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

    2026-04-23 · pass · 6-0

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

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