Bill Commons

HI SB 2109

died on adjournment

RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMUNICATIONS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2109 pass?

No. HI SB 2109 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 (2026-05-01): Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

What is HI SB 2109 about?

Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement a statewide public education and communications program to promote household emergency preparedness consistent with the Agency's 14-day essential supplies recommendation. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide an American Sign Language interpreter during each official live broadcast during a state of emergency. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible during the broadcast. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide a primary pool feed that includes the American Sign Language interpreter in a picture‑in‑picture window. Requires reports to the Legislature prior to the Regular Sessions of 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2109?

KIDANI, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2109, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement a statewide public education and communications program to promote household emergency preparedness consistent with the Agency's 14-day essential supplies recommendation. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide an American Sign Language interpreter during each official live broadcast during a state of emergency. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that the American Sign Language interpreter's face, body, arms, and hands are visible during the broadcast. Requires the Governor or mayor of a county to provide a primary pool feed that includes the American Sign Language interpreter in a picture‑in‑picture window. Requires reports to the Legislature prior to the Regular Sessions of 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KIDANIprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • Fukunagacosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  2. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  3. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016.

  4. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016.

  5. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016.

  6. 2026-04-30

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 877).

    receipt

  7. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  8. 2026-04-29

    House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Templo, Shimizu.

  9. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Inouye, DeCorte.

  10. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  11. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 625).

    introduction,receipt

  12. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  13. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  14. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  15. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2102-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  16. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2026-03-30

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1562-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  19. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  20. 2026-03-27

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-03-25

    The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-27-26 11:00AM.

    deferral

  22. 2026-03-25

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-27-26 11:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-25-26 11:00AM.

    deferral

  24. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-25-26 11:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 2026-03-18

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-20-26 10:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  27. 2026-03-12

    Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  29. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 172) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  30. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2944) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  31. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  32. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  34. 2026-02-20

    Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2642) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  35. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  36. 2026-02-18

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  37. 2026-02-12

    The committee(s) on PSM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  38. 2026-02-10

    The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on PSM will hold a public decision making on 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  40. 2026-01-28

    The committee on PSM deferred the measure.

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  41. 2026-01-23

    The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  42. 2026-01-22

    Referred to PSM, WAM.

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  43. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  44. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-27 · pass · 6-0

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

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2109&year=2026

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