Ron Kouchi
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 8
Primary
Clarifies that emergency management powers must be consistent with the state constitution. Clarifies the scope of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. Clarifies the powers of the Governor and mayors to extend or terminate a state of emergency or local state of emergency, respectively. Delineates allowable uses of Major Disaster Fund moneys. Amends the amount of additional funds that may be made available for the purpose of matching federal disaster relief fund. Shortens the duration of price control periods from 96 hours to 72 hours. Defines "severe warning" to recognize that entities other than the National Weather Service may issue warnings that may require the activation of the emergency management system. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
House Conferee(s) discharged.
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 3:55PM; Conference room 016.
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 10:45AM in conference room 229.
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 10:45AM in conference room 229.
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 10:45AM in conference room 229.
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).
House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Evslin, Souza.
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 904).
Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; Elefante.
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 888).
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 780).
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-11-23.
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2120) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 04-03-23 2:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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) Martinez, Nakashima excused (2).
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1475) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-21-23 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Pass First Reading
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 415) in amended form (SD 1).
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1034) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Kidani.
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 02-27-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 211.
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 125) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Referred to PSM, WAM.
Passed First Reading.
Introduced.
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