HB 1605
  • Introduced
    Jan 16, 2026
  • Passed House
    Mar 05, 2026
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 1605
Hawaii House Bill
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RELATING TO HUMAN AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.
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Senate • Mar 23, 2026: Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3139) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Jan 30, 2026, House
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
YES: 7
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 7

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
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    Feb 04, 2026, House
    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).
    YES: 49
    NO: 1
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 49

    NO: 1

    EXCUSED: 1

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    Feb 13, 2026, House
    The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
    YES: 9
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 9

    NO: 0

      EXCUSED: 1

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      Feb 18, 2026, House
      Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
      YES: 51
      NO: 0
      OTHER: 0
      YES: 51

      NO: 0

        OTHER: 0
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        Feb 25, 2026, House
        The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
        YES: 16
        NO: 0
        OTHER: 0
        YES: 16

        NO: 0

          OTHER: 0
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          Mar 05, 2026, House
          Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
          YES: 49
          NO: 1
          OTHER: 1
          YES: 49

          NO: 1

          EXCUSED: 1

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          Mar 17, 2026, Senate
          The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
          YES: 3
          NO: 0
          OTHER: 2
          YES: 3

          NO: 0

            EXCUSED: 2

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            • Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
              • Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3139) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
            • Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
              • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.
            • Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
              • The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
            • Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
              • Referred to EDU, WAM.
            • Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
              • Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 25).
              • Passed First Reading.
            • Mar 05, 2026 | House
              • Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 783-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
              • Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
            • Feb 25, 2026 | House
              • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
            • Feb 23, 2026 | House
              • Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
            • Feb 18, 2026 | House
              • Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 402-26), recommending referral to FIN.
              • Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
            • Feb 13, 2026 | House
              • The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.
            • Feb 10, 2026 | House
              • Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
            • Feb 04, 2026 | House
              • Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 8-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
              • Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).
            • Jan 30, 2026 | House
              • The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
            • Jan 27, 2026 | House
              • Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-30-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
            • Jan 26, 2026 | House
              • Referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 1
            • Jan 21, 2026 | House
              • Introduced and Pass First Reading.
            • Jan 16, 2026 | House
              • Prefiled.
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