# Hawaii HB 2498: RELATING TO CARE HOMES.

Hawaii HB 2498, RELATING TO CARE HOMES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Cory M. Chun (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Act 146, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2498
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO CARE HOMES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-06-25, Act 146, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247).
- Sponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Central and Leeward Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Care Homes, Structural and Operational Resilience Improvements, Report, Appropriation, PSM, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (230 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires and appropriates funds for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to establish a Central Oahu Care Home Community Resilience Pilot Program to assist eligible care home facilities to implement structural and operational resilience improvements. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2055. Sunsets on 6/30/2031. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daisy Hartsfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (56)

- 2026-06-25: Act 146, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). (Senate)
- 2026-06-25: Act 146, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1247). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Morikawa, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Marten. (House)
- 2026-05-01: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 169-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 169-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:45PM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 1:50PM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 741). (House)
- 2026-04-23: Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Inouye. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Olds, Souza. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 560) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3627) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: One Day Notice 04-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3231) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to PSM, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 113). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 833-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-02-27: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M.. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 521-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-19: 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 none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-17: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hartsfield. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 198-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-06: 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)
- 2026-02-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-06-26 10:15AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to PBS, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 6 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_CD1_.pdf)
- HB2498_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_CD1_.HTM)
- HB2498_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2498_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_HD2_.HTM)
- HB2498_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1247_.PDF)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB2498_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB2498_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2498_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB2498_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2498_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1247_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [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 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2498-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).