Skip to content
Politically.com Search all
Menu

Hawaii 2026

SCR 8

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.

Open original source Back to bills
Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
concurrent resolution
Subjects
Building Permit Applications, Counties, Expedited Processing, Kupuna Caucus, Older Adults, Persons with Disabilities, Residence Modifications
Introduced / first action
2026-01-28 00:00:00

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

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

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

    introduction, receipt

  3. Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

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

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

    passage

  6. Transmitted to Senate.

  7. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

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

  9. 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).

    referral-committee

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

  11. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

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

  13. Referred to HSH, WAL, referral sheet 27

    referral-committee

  14. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

    passage

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

    introduction, receipt

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

  17. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  18. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

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

  21. Referred to EIG/HHS.

    referral-committee

  22. Offered.

    introduction

When supplied by the API

Related measures