republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2024/hb-2107.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATED TO DISASTER SERVICES."
description: "Appropriates funds to establish a Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator position and for programming support for LEP community projects within the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 2107"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2107 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "Filipino Caucus", "Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency", "Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator and Programming"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "CHUN", "COCHRAN", "GARRETT", "ICHIYAMA", "ILAGAN", "KAHALOA", "LA CHICA", "LAMOSAO", "M. MIZUNO", "MARTINEZ", "TAM", "WOODSON"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae7e10be-32da-43ca-af3c-cb15a314e747"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2107&year=2024"
source_hash: "c2d2be314b04256e35132060fa9aa939f241ff5463e5e28b32463e20f7a0d4f8"
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 2107 (2024) — RELATED TO DISASTER SERVICES.

Appropriates funds to establish a Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator position and for programming support for LEP community projects within the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB2107** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2107_.HTM)
2. **HB2107_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2107_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2107_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2107_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2107_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2107_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB2107_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2107_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BELATTI — primary (person)
- CHUN — primary (person)
- COCHRAN — primary (person)
- GARRETT — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- ILAGAN — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- LA CHICA — primary (person)
- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
- M. MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MARTINEZ — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-07-08** Act 210, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). `became-law`
- **2024-07-08** Act 210, on 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1311). `became-law`
- **2024-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2024-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 131-24).
- **2024-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 131-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Poepoe, Lamosao, Chun, Ichiyama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Souza.
- **2024-04-25** 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, Kanuha, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 3:35PM in conference room 016.
- **2024-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 779). `receipt`
- **2024-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Elefante.
- **2024-04-18** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 760). `receipt`
- **2024-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Poepoe, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Chun, Ichiyama, Souza.
- **2024-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 557) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2024-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-04-05** One Day Notice 04-09-24.
- **2024-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3788) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kidani. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-24 10:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3099) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-03-11** 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) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-24 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 302). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Gates, Kahaloa, Matayoshi, Woodson excused (5). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-24.
- **2024-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 963-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-02-26** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-26-24 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-15** 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) Garrett, Matayoshi, Perruso, Sayama, Takayama excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 414-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2024-02-09** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ganaden. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-06** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Friday, 02-09-24 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-19** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae7e10be-32da-43ca-af3c-cb15a314e747`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).