Integrates the needs of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs into emergency planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities. Establishes a Disability Integration Specialist position, to be located in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, who shall provide programming support for disability community projects that promote accessibility, inclusion, and equity in disaster management. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 2443 (2026) — RELATING TO DISASTER SERVICES.
Integrates the needs of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs into emergency planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities. Establishes a Disability Integration Specialist position, to be located in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, who shall provide programming support for disability community projects that promote accessibility, inclusion, and equity in disaster management. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 170-26) 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 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. 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, Templo, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato.
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.
2026-04-27 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:45PM in conference room 016.
2026-04-23 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 2:00PM in conference room 016.
2026-04-23 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817). receipt
2026-04-23 House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Amato, Templo, Shimizu.
2026-04-21 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717). receipt
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. 559) 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. 3628) 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/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3292) 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: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-17 The committee(s) on PSM/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 2:45PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 Referred to PSM/HHS, WAM. referral-committee
2026-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2026-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 108). 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. 834-26), 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.
2026-02-11 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) Holt excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
2026-02-11 Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 190-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-06 The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Souza. 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, FIN, referral sheet 6 referral-committee
2026-01-28 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2026-01-27 Pending introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3d75e0da-443b-4f32-becc-38f788bb4e64. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).