---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CARE HOMES."
description: "Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to establish a Central and Leeward Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program to assist eligible care home facilities to implement structural and operational resilience improvements. Requires a report to the Legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2029. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 2498"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2498 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "Care Homes", "Central and Leeward Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program", "Hawaii Emergency Management Agency", "Report", "Structural and Operational Resilience Improvements"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CHUN", "HARTSFIELD", "KAHALOA", "KILA", "MIYAKE", "POEPOE"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2cedced-6824-4276-a774-9c93b4d7d025"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2498&year=2026"
source_hash: "5cf223a92ed5dd60e3bc634005491aff76479d7144cf0ba1d9cd2a9ddc308975"
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 HB 2498 (2026) — RELATING TO CARE HOMES.

Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to establish a Central and Leeward Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program to assist eligible care home facilities to implement structural and operational resilience improvements. Requires a report to the Legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2029. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB2498** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_.HTM)
2. **HB2498_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2498_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2498_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB2498_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- CHUN — primary (person)
- HARTSFIELD — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-26** Act 146, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). `became-law`
- **2026-06-26** Act 146, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). `became-law`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2026-05-08** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 169-26).
- **2026-05-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 169-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-05-01** 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) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-01** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Morikawa, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Marten.
- **2026-05-01** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-05-01** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-05-01** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-05-01** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-04-30** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-04-29** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-04-28** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2026-04-27** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 1:50PM in conference room 016.
- **2026-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 741). `receipt`
- **2026-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Inouye.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Olds, Souza.
- **2026-04-16** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). `receipt`
- **2026-04-14** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 560) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2026-04-10** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-04-09** One Day Notice 04-10-26.
- **2026-04-09** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3627) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. `deferral`
- **2026-03-30** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-30** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3231) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2026-03-23** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. `deferral`
- **2026-03-16** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-10** Referred to PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 113). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 833-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-02-27** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M.. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-19** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2026-02-19** Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 521-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2026-02-17** The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hartsfield. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-11** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 198-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH.
- **2026-02-06** The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-03** Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-06-26 10:15AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-02** Referred to PBS, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2cedced-6824-4276-a774-9c93b4d7d025`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).