# Hawaii HB 2292: RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

Hawaii HB 2292, RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-20 (Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 626-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2292
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-02-20, Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 626-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HIEMA, Special Project Positions, Civil Service, Exemption, PBS, LAB, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (66 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Authorizes the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to convert temporary special project positions created for Federal Emergency Management Agency funded disaster recovery operations into permanent positions exempt from civil service, subject to certain limitations. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB... | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-02-20: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 626-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-17: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 225-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-11: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-11-26 8:40AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_HD2_.pdf)
- HB2292_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2292_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_HD2_.pdf)
- [HB2292_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2292_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2292_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2292-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).