House passes multiple Senate bills on third reading; several members register reservations

The Hawaii House advanced and passed a package of Senate bills on third reading during a consent-calendar session.

Representative Kahaloa moved to take the bills listed on the agenda for third reading; Representative Morikawa seconded. The House considered multiple Senate bills by consent, including (by explicit floor reference) SB 3131, SB 2494, SB 2447, SB 2727, SB 2145 and SB 2143; the clerk announced that the listed Senate bills passed third reading.

Members registered reservations on several measures during debate. The Clerk recorded specific no votes on certain items: for Standing Committee Report 1662/SB 2054 SD2 HD2, Representatives Alcos, Garcia, Gideon, Matsumoto, Morooka, and Shimizu were recorded as voting no. For Standing Committee Report 1804/SB 2400 SD1 HD1, Representatives Hartsfield and Poepoe were recorded as voting no. For SCR 1590/SB 2143 SD1 HD1, Representatives Alcos, Garcia, Gideon, Matsumoto, Morooka, and Shimizu were again noted as voting no. Where members voiced "reservations" from the floor, those reservations were entered in the record but did not prevent passage by voice vote.

No detailed floor debate on the contents of the bills appears in the transcript excerpt; several speakers noted reservations but the motions to pass the bills were carried and the Clerk announced passage. The House adjourned until 12:00 noon the following day.