HI SR 79

died on adjournment

ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAMS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SR 79 pass?

No. HI SR 79 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 (2026-05-12): Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

What is HI SR 79 about?

HI SR 79 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAMS.”.

Who sponsors HI SR 79?

ELEFANTE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SR 79, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-03-16
Latest action: 2026-05-12 — Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
Bill type: resolution
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-12
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
2026-04-08
Report and Resolution Adopted.
passage
2026-04-07
Reported from GVO/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3457) with recommendation of adoption.
2026-04-07
One Day Notice 04-08-26.
2026-03-31
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-31
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-27
The committee(s) on GVO/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-19
Referred to GVO/HHS.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Offered.
introduction

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Votes

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-31 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McKelvey: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Awa: yes
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-31 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (5)
- San Buenaventura: yes
- McKelvey: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Keohokalole: not voting
- Fevella: not voting

Related bills

Companion bill: HR 84, SCR87not in this corpus

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=79&year=2026

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