HI HB 1531
died on adjournmentRELATING TO EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 1531 pass?
No. HI HB 1531 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 (2026-03-12): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 240).
What is HI HB 1531 about?
Requires the Governor or mayor of a county, during a state of emergency, to provide an American Sign Language interpreter at each live broadcast press conference. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide a primary pool feed for any live official announcement that includes an American Sign Language interpreter in a picture-in-picture window, and does not require broadcasters that rebroadcast the official announcement to independently generate or insert this accessibility feature. Requires, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Who sponsors HI HB 1531?
KONG is the primary sponsor of HI HB 1531.
Description
Requires the Governor or mayor of a county, during a state of emergency, to provide an American Sign Language interpreter at each live broadcast press conference. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide a primary pool feed for any live official announcement that includes an American Sign Language interpreter in a picture-in-picture window, and does not require broadcasters that rebroadcast the official announcement to independently generate or insert this accessibility feature. Requires, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 240).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- KONGprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-12
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 240).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-12
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-12
Referred to PSM, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Hartsfield, Kahaloa, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kila, Olds, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-06
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1146-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-06
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-03-05
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-11
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 191-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-11
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-06
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, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-05
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-06-26 11:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-04
The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-06-26 11:30AM.
deferral
2026-02-02
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-04-26 11:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-30
The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-04-26.
deferral
2026-01-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 01-30-26 11:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26
Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-14
Prefiled.
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Documents
Votes
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-06 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Belatti: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Souza: yes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-05 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Sayama: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2121
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