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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.

Passed

Introduced by Sharon Moriwaki, District 12

What does this bill do?

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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

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

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended · March 30, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

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
Tim Richards4Yes
Lynn Decoite7Absent
Stanley Chang9Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Kurt Fevella20Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to EIG/HHS.

  3. The committee(s) on EIG/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  4. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

  5. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Keohokalole.

  6. Reported from EIG/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3460) with recommendation of adoption.

  7. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  8. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  9. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 440).

  10. Referred to HSH, WAL, referral sheet 27

  11. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 04-16-26 9:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  13. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2181-26), recommending referral to WAL.

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

  15. Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 04-23-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson.

  17. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2255-26), recommending adoption.

  18. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  19. Transmitted to Senate.

  20. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 842).

  21. Resolution adopted in final form.

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

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