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SCR164Introduced in the Senate

Prioritizing Efforts To Protect Hawaii's Critical Infrastructure From Foreign Influence.

Passed

Introduced by Chris Lee, District 25

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Official description

Prioritizing Efforts To Protect Hawaii's Critical Infrastructure From Foreign Influence.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · April 8, 2026

5

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Yes
Chris Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to WLA.

  3. The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  4. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  5. Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3576) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  6. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  7. Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye. Noes, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  8. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 493) in amended form (SD 1).

  9. Referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 28

  10. Resolution scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 04-17-26 10:30AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan.

  12. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2200-26), recommending referral to CPC.

  13. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).

  14. Resolution scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  16. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2244-26), recommending adoption.

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

  18. Transmitted to Senate.

  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 831).

  20. Resolution adopted in final form.

  21. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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