republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2018-regular-session/sb-2087.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO EMERGENCY RESCUE DEVICES."
description: "Amends Hawaii's Good Samaritan Law to provide civil liability exemption for persons who in good faith, without remuneration or expectation of remuneration, attempt to rescue a person with a rescue tube and for owners and operators of any premises, property, or facility that is adjacent to navigable waters, where rescue tubes are located. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 2087"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2087 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergency Rescue Device", "Rescue Tube", "Good Samaritan Law", "Liability"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BAKER", "Green", "HARIMOTO", "Ihara", "Kidani", "Kim", "L. Thielen", "S. CHANG", "SHIMABUKURO", "TOKUDA", "Taniguchi"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-19"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b39e9e5e-da41-4533-b58f-016acd7a5ad1"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2087&year=2018"
source_hash: "934356831a055c195416f96069d39b4628a91c1f086b621ab2ac2c888b274aa9"
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 2087 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO EMERGENCY RESCUE DEVICES.

Amends Hawaii's Good Samaritan Law to provide civil liability exemption for persons who in good faith, without remuneration or expectation of remuneration, attempt to rescue a person with a rescue tube and for owners and operators of any premises, property, or facility that is adjacent to navigable waters, where rescue tubes are located. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB2087** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2087_.HTM)
2. **SB2087_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2087_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2087_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2087_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2087_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2087_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB2087_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2087_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on OMH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (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 WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BAKER — primary (person)
- Green — primary (person)
- HARIMOTO — primary (person)
- Ihara — primary (person)
- Kidani — primary (person)
- Kim — primary (person)
- L. Thielen — primary (person)
- S. CHANG — primary (person)
- SHIMABUKURO — primary (person)
- TOKUDA — primary (person)
- Taniguchi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-19** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2018-01-19** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to PSM/WTL, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** The committee(s) on PSM/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-18 3:00PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-02-14** 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) Nishihara, Wakai, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Baker. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Inouye, Riviere, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from PSM/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2481) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
- **2018-02-27** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-01-18 10:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-01** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2756) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-03-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 91) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to OMH, JUD, referral sheet 35 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by OMH on Tuesday, 03-13-18 9:45AM in House conference room 312.
- **2018-03-13** The committees on OMH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ing, DeCoite, Creagan, Say, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Reported from OMH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1292-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-03-22** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Fukumoto, Johanson, C. Lee, Souki, Todd excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 04-04-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-04-04** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1951-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-06** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 562). `introduction`
- **2018-04-12** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2018-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 784).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Ing, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Takayama, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; K. Rhoads, Taniguchi Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).
- **2018-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 2:30PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Nishihara, K. Rhoads, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ing, Nishimoto, Takayama, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 55-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 55-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-10** Act 145, 07/06/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1246). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 145, on 07/06/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1246). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b39e9e5e-da41-4533-b58f-016acd7a5ad1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).