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SCR87Introduced in the Senate

Encouraging The State To Examine Requiring Automated External Defibrillators In All State-owned Buildings And Pursue Existing Automated External Defibrillator Programs.

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Introduced by Brandon Elefante, District 16

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Official description

Encouraging The State To Examine Requiring Automated External Defibrillators In All State-owned Buildings And Pursue Existing Automated External Defibrillator Programs.

Where it stands

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

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, Unamended · March 31, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

2

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
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Angus McKelvey6Yes
Kurt Fevella20Absent
Jarrett Keohokalole24Absent

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to GVO/HHS.

  3. The committee(s) on GVO/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  4. 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, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

  5. The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from GVO/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3456) with recommendation of adoption.

  7. One Day Notice 04-08-26.

  8. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  9. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 434).

  10. Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 27

  11. Resolution scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 04-16-26 9:00AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  13. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2196-26), recommending referral to FIN.

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

  15. Scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 04-23-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Ratcliffe, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Perruso, Alcos.

  17. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2270-26), 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. 853).

  21. Resolution adopted in final form.

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

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