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HI HB 1059

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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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
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).

    receipt

  7. 2025-04-17

    House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Sayama, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Souza.

  8. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Aquino, Fevella.

  9. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).

    receipt

  10. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  11. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  12. 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

  13. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 722) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. 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.

  15. 2025-04-04

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  16. 2025-04-04

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  17. 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

  18. 2025-03-28

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  19. 2025-03-25

    The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  20. 2025-03-21

    Re-Referred to WAM.

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-03-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 143).

    introduction,receipt

  22. 2025-03-04

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  23. 2025-03-04

    Referred to PSM/LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 943), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2025-02-13

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 544), recommending referral to FIN.

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 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.

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 2025-01-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  36. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  37. 2025-01-23

    Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3

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  38. 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

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