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HI HCR 197

died on adjournment

ESTABLISHING A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE PREFECTURE OF YAMAGATA, JAPAN.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HCR 197 pass?

No. HI HCR 197 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 (2026-04-10): Referred to WLA.

What is HI HCR 197 about?

HI HCR 197 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ESTABLISHING A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE PREFECTURE OF YAMAGATA, JAPAN.”.

Who sponsors HI HCR 197?

GARRETT is the primary sponsor of HI HCR 197.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Referred to WLA.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GARRETTprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Referred to WLA.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-02

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 456).

    introduction,receipt

  3. 2026-04-01

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1659-26), recommending adoption.

  4. 2026-04-01

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  5. 2026-04-01

    Transmitted to Senate.

  6. 2026-03-27

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tam.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-24

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-27-26 9:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-03-18

    Referred to ECD, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-27 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Tam: not voting

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HR 187, SCR169not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=197&year=2026

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