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HI SB 2969

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE MAUI WILDFIRE EXPOSURE STUDY AND MAUI HEALTH REGISTRY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2969 pass?

No. HI SB 2969 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 will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.

What is HI SB 2969 about?

Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii to expand and sustain services provided by the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and Maui Health Registry. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2969?

MCKELVEY, CHANG, HASHIMOTO and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2969, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii to expand and sustain services provided by the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study and Maui Health Registry. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.

  2. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 229.

  3. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.

  4. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

  5. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 762).

    receipt

  6. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 229.

  7. 2026-04-24

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; McKelvey, Kidani Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  8. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  9. 2026-04-22

    House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Hussey Co-Chairs; Amato, Kapela, Souza.

  10. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 721).

    introduction,receipt

  11. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  12. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  13. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  14. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2049-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  16. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    deferral

  18. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. 2026-03-20

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1285-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  21. 2026-03-20

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-16

    The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-03-12

    This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Monday, 03-16-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  26. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-03-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 03-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  29. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 93) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  30. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2865) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  31. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  32. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. 2026-02-18

    Reported from EDU/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2349) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  35. 2026-02-18

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  36. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-02-09

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  39. 2026-02-09

    The committee(s) on EDU/HHS added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  40. 2026-02-08

    The committee(s) on EDU/HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  41. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on EDU/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  42. 2026-01-30

    Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  43. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  44. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-11 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting

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

    2026-02-11 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    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.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-16 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Kapela: not voting

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

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