# Hawaii HCR 42: ENCOURAGING EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN BIOSECURITY PLAN THAT PRIORITIZES THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY.

Hawaii HCR 42, ENCOURAGING EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN BIOSECURITY PLAN THAT PRIORITIZES THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-17 (Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 42
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: ENCOURAGING EACH COUNTY TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN BIOSECURITY PLAN THAT PRIORITIZES THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Biosecurity, Counties, Plan, EIG/AEN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (11 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher L. Muraoka (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Garner M. Shimizu (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: WARD

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-04-17: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 815). (House)
- 2025-04-17: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Reported from EIG/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1926) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: One Day Notice 04-17-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: The committee(s) on EIG/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-11-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Referred to EIG/AEN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 389). (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1556) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-03-25: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-21: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Resolution scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to AGR, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Offered (House)
- 2025-03-04: To be offered. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR42_HD1_.pdf)
- HCR42_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR42_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR42_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR42_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR42_HD1_.pdf)
- [HCR42_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR42_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR42_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR42_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR42-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).