---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL."
description: "Appropriates funds for civilian auxiliary aviation services of the type performed by the civil air patrol. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1163"
citation: "Hawaii SB 1163 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation", "Civil Air Patrol", "Civilian Auxiliary Aviation Services", "Department of Defense", "Expenditure Ceiling ($)", "Hawaii Emergency Management Agency"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ELEFANTE", "KEITH-AGARAN", "MCKELVEY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7704a465-7735-4321-b3d9-32d45b45a511"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1163&year=2023"
source_hash: "72100c2d5c8061ed393782bcdd67281607a7bc214fd4975fa008de0b222dc4e1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 1163 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL.

Appropriates funds for civilian auxiliary aviation services of the type performed by the civil air patrol. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB1163** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1163_.HTM)
2. **SB1163_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1163_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB1163_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1163_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB1163_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1163_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CMV recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ELEFANTE — primary (person)
- KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-07-05** Act 204, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). `became-law`
- **2023-07-05** Act 204, on 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1307). `became-law`
- **2023-05-05** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 901). `receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 996). `receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2). `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Deferred One Day 05-04-23. `deferral`
- **2023-05-02** Deferred one day 05-04-23. `deferral`
- **2023-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 161) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2023-04-28** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 161).
- **2023-04-28** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Chun, Ichiyama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2023-04-28** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Keith-Agaran, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-23 2:02PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2023-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-23 2:01PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2023-04-24** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840). `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Chun Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Souza.
- **2023-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 915). `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Keith-Agaran Co-Chair; Elefante.
- **2023-04-05** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 558). `receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-05** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 612). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Mizuno excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1920), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-03-29** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-29-23 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-20** 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) Cochran, Gates, Lowen excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Reported from CMV (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1331) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2023-03-15** The committee on CMV recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Chun, Ganaden, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by CMV on Wednesday, 03-15-23 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-09** Referred to CMV, FIN, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 375) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-07** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-03-03** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
- **2023-03-03** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1015) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2023-02-28** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2023-02-09** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 129) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2023-02-03** 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, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-30** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2023-01-27** Referred to PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7704a465-7735-4321-b3d9-32d45b45a511`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).