Senate joint committees recommend passage of multiple bills, several with amendments
February 14, 2026 | Senate, Legislative , Hawaii
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A joint hearing of the Senate committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs, Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Education on Feb. 18 recommended passage for multiple measures, most either carried forward with committee amendments or passed as reported.
The committees recommended SB 30-48 (State Building Code Council) pass with Office of Planning and Sustainable Development amendments to enable a public permitting dashboard; committee language noted concerns about adding a new appropriation but adopted amendments to add an effective date. The recommendation was adopted by voice vote during the joint session.
SB 30-83 (protective orders) was recommended to pass with amendments and a defective effective date; the committee report noted judiciary concerns about implementation and encouraged continued coordination between the judiciary and military leadership to restore prior notification practices.
Other measures the joint committees advanced included SB 30-40 (creating an Office of Gun Violence Prevention and appropriating funds), SB 31-07 (parole eligibility changes), SB 30-10 (animal endangerment/Good Samaritan rescues), and SB 31-87 (off-site construction recommendations). In each case the committees either passed the measures with amendments, deleted a specific dollar amount from committee action and referred to the committee report, or otherwise added a defective effective date as a placeholder for further drafting.
On education-related bills, the joint committees recommended SB 21-38 (Hawaii National Guard tuition assistance) pass unamended to allow extension to graduate programs, SB 26-14 (award of high school diplomas for qualified veterans) pass as is, and SB 26-87 (Hundredth Infantry Battalion curricular pilot) be amended (SD1) to require DOE reporting and preserve a pilot program for implementation and review.
Committee records show repeated references to excused senators during voice votes and no recorded roll-call no votes in the segments reviewed. Several measures drew written and in-person testimony; the committee often inserted defective effective dates and asked agencies for follow-up reports or implementation details.
The committees recessed and will carry forward final paperwork and committee reports for each measure before they proceed to the next legislative steps.
The committees recommended SB 30-48 (State Building Code Council) pass with Office of Planning and Sustainable Development amendments to enable a public permitting dashboard; committee language noted concerns about adding a new appropriation but adopted amendments to add an effective date. The recommendation was adopted by voice vote during the joint session.
SB 30-83 (protective orders) was recommended to pass with amendments and a defective effective date; the committee report noted judiciary concerns about implementation and encouraged continued coordination between the judiciary and military leadership to restore prior notification practices.
Other measures the joint committees advanced included SB 30-40 (creating an Office of Gun Violence Prevention and appropriating funds), SB 31-07 (parole eligibility changes), SB 30-10 (animal endangerment/Good Samaritan rescues), and SB 31-87 (off-site construction recommendations). In each case the committees either passed the measures with amendments, deleted a specific dollar amount from committee action and referred to the committee report, or otherwise added a defective effective date as a placeholder for further drafting.
On education-related bills, the joint committees recommended SB 21-38 (Hawaii National Guard tuition assistance) pass unamended to allow extension to graduate programs, SB 26-14 (award of high school diplomas for qualified veterans) pass as is, and SB 26-87 (Hundredth Infantry Battalion curricular pilot) be amended (SD1) to require DOE reporting and preserve a pilot program for implementation and review.
Committee records show repeated references to excused senators during voice votes and no recorded roll-call no votes in the segments reviewed. Several measures drew written and in-person testimony; the committee often inserted defective effective dates and asked agencies for follow-up reports or implementation details.
The committees recessed and will carry forward final paperwork and committee reports for each measure before they proceed to the next legislative steps.
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