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Urging The Counties To Act On Any Building Permit Application For Modification Of A Residence That Is Prescribed By A Licensed Health Care Provider And Found By The County To Be Essential To The Safety Or Health Of An Older Adult Or Person With A Disability Within Forty-five Days Of Receipt Of A Complete Application.

EngrossedSenate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Introduced by Cory Chun, District 35

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Official description

Urging The Counties To Act On Any Building Permit Application For Modification Of A Residence That Is Prescribed By A Licensed Health Care Provider And Found By The County To Be Essential To The Safety Or Health Of An Older Adult Or Person With A Disability Within Forty-five Days Of Receipt Of A Complete Application.

Where it stands

Referred to EIG/HHS.

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. To be offered.

  2. Offered

  3. Referred to HSH, ECD, referral sheet 15

  4. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH on Wednesday, 04-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield.

  6. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1729-26), recommending referral to ECD.

  7. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Resolution scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 04-08-26 9:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gedeon.

  10. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1906-26), recommending adoption.

  11. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  12. Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 531).

  14. Referred to EIG/HHS.

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