Bill Commons

HI SR 51

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES TO IDENTIFY PROVISIONS IN WHICH THE TERM "IMPAIRED" OR A SIMILAR TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AND TO SUGGEST DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SR 51 pass?

No. HI SR 51 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 (2026-04-06): The committee on HHS deferred the measure.

What is HI SR 51 about?

HI SR 51 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES TO IDENTIFY PROVISIONS IN WHICH THE TERM "IMPAIRED" OR A SIMILAR TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AND TO SUGGEST DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS.”.

Who sponsors HI SR 51?

SAN BUENAVENTURA is the primary sponsor of HI SR 51.

Introduced
2026-03-10
Latest action
2026-04-06 — The committee on HHS deferred the measure.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-06

    The committee on HHS deferred the measure.

    deferral

  2. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  3. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 04-06-26 2:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  4. 2026-03-27

    The committee(s) on JDC/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-02-26 10:45AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  5. 2026-03-19

    Referred to JDC/HHS.

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  6. 2026-03-10

    Offered.

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Votes

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

    2026-04-02 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HR 10, SCR53not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=51&year=2026

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