HI HB 1059
died on adjournmentRELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 1059 pass?
No. HI HB 1059 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 (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
What is HI HB 1059 about?
Converts the Emergency Management Specialist series positions at level V and higher in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency from civil service status to exempt status. Effective 7/1/3000. Repeal on 7/1/2027. (SD2)
Who sponsors HI HB 1059?
NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 1059.
Description
Converts the Emergency Management Specialist series positions at level V and higher in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency from civil service status to exempt status. Effective 7/1/3000. Repeal on 7/1/2027. (SD2)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- NAKAMURAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-04-02
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
receipt
2026-04-01
House Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
receipt
2026-03-20
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-04-21
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).
receipt
2025-04-17
House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Sayama, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Souza.
2025-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).
receipt
2025-04-15
Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Aquino, Fevella.
2025-04-11
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
receipt
2025-04-10
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2025-04-08
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 722) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-08
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Fevella, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2025-04-04
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-04
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-04-04
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1728) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2025-04-01
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Inouye, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-28
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
deferral
2025-03-25
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21
Re-Referred to WAM.
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Referred to PSM/LBT, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-04
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 143).
introduction,receipt
2025-02-28
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-02-28
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 943), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-24
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-21
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-13
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
passage,referral-committee
2025-02-13
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 544), recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-11
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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-07
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-05
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 Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-05
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 151) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
2025-01-29
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23
Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-29 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Belatti: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Souza: yes
- Woodson: not voting
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-11 · 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.
2025-02-24 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Yamashita: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Templo: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Ward: not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-04-01 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Dela Cruz: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Kidani: yes
- Kim: yes
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Fevella: yes
- DeCoite: not voting
- Wakai: not voting
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0
Member-level votes (3)
- Elefante: yes
- Fevella: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1378
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