Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

HB2325

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Measure Title: RELATING TO MONEYS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
Report Title: Public safety; disaster preparedness ($)
Description: Raises the ceiling on expenditures from the major disaster fund from $1 million to $2 million to provide for additional disaster relief. Returns the interest earned on the hurricane reserve trust fund to the hurricane reserve trust fund when the Hawaii hurricane relief fund has policyholders. Creates a civil defense disaster preparedness special fund to build or improve public shelters, improve early warning systems, conduct public education on disaster preparedness, promote loss mitigation efforts, provide around the clock alert staff, update evacuation maps in phone books, develop statewide residential safe room design standards, fund disaster or emergency response programs, establish and maintain emergency supplies.
Package: Governor
Companion:SB2288
Introducer(s): SAY (BR)
Current Referral:PSM, CPC, FIN

Date Status Text
1/23/2006HPending introduction.
1/25/2006HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/25/2006HReferred to PSM, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
1/30/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by PSM on Thursday, 02-02-06 at 9:00 am in House conference room 309.
2/2/2006HThe committees on PSM recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Ito, Chong, Lee, Nakasone, Souki, Tanaka, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Moses; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Shimabukuro, Stonebraker.
2/2/2006HReported from the committee on PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 39-06), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on CPC.
2/3/2006HPassed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Halford, Kanoho, Saiki excused (3).
2/10/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 02-13-06 at 2:05 pm in House conference room 325.
2/13/2006HThe committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Schatz, Caldwell, Ito, Sonson, Souki, Stonebraker; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Marumoto; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kanoho, Karamatsu, Morita.
2/15/2006HReported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 378-06), recommending referral to the committee on FIN.
2/16/2006HReport adopted; referrred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Kahikina excused.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment