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HB2498Introduced in the House

Relating To Care Homes.

Passed

Introduced by Cory Chun, District 35

What does this bill do?

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Official 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)

Where it stands

Act 146, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247).

June 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · May 1, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Daynette Morikawa17Yes
Ikaika Olds23Yes
Della au Belatti26Yes
Kanani Souza43Yes
Lisa Marten51Absent

Bill history

  1. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  2. Referred to PBS, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 6

  3. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-06-26 10:15AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. 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.

  5. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 198-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH.

  6. 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).

  7. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 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.

  9. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 521-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  10. 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).

  11. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 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..

  13. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 833-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  14. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  15. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 113).

  16. Passed First Reading.

  17. Referred to PSM, WAM.

  18. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  19. The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  20. 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.

  21. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3231) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  22. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  23. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  24. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. 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..

  26. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3627) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  28. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  29. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 560) in amended form (SD 1).

  30. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Olds, Souza.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Inouye.

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 741).

  36. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 1:50PM in conference room 016.

  37. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:45PM in conference room 016.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  39. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  40. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  41. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  42. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016.

  43. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016.

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 169-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  47. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  48. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 169-26).

  49. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  50. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  51. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  52. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  53. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  54. Transmitted to Governor.

  55. Act 146, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247).

  56. Act 146, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247).

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