SB 353: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; STATE OF EMERGENCY
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2025-04-04
Current Status:
In Progress
(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Amends emergency management laws to clarify state and county authority. Prohibits the Governor or Mayor from suspending requests for records or vital records and statistics during a state of emergency. Adds definition of the term "severe weather warning". Allows the Legislature and county councils to terminate a state of emergency after thirty days, in whole or in part, issued by the Governor or Mayor, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
Discussed in Hearing
1MINApr 1, 2025
House Standing Committee on Finance
56SECMar 18, 2025
House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
9MINMar 12, 2025
House Standing Committee on Public Safety
9MINMar 12, 2025
House Standing Committee on Human Services & Homelessness
53SECFeb 12, 2025
Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary
6MINJan 27, 2025