Bill Commons

HI HR 161

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO ASSIST IN ORGANIZING A STATEWIDE SUMMIT OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON COMMUNITY RESILIENCE HUBS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HR 161 pass?

No. HI HR 161 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 (2026-04-01): Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1602-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

What is HI HR 161 about?

HI HR 161 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO ASSIST IN ORGANIZING A STATEWIDE SUMMIT OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON COMMUNITY RESILIENCE HUBS.”.

Who sponsors HI HR 161?

BELATTI, AMATO, PERRUSO and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI HR 161.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-01 — Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1602-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • BELATTIprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-04-01

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1602-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

  2. 2026-04-01

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  3. 2026-03-27

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Ichiyama, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson.

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  4. 2026-03-24

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-27-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-03-18

    Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 19

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  6. 2026-03-16

    Offered

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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-27 · pass · 5-0

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

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=161&year=2026

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