# Hawaii HCR 67: REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR, STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL, PLANNING DEPARTMENTS OF EACH COUNTY, MAYORS OF EACH COUNTY, AND CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES ON HOUSING TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR ADOPTING UPDATED BUILDING CODES.

Hawaii HCR 67, REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR, STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL, PLANNING DEPARTMENTS OF EACH COUNTY, MAYORS OF EACH COUNTY, AND CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES ON HOUSING TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR ADOPTING UPDATED BUILDING CODES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Luke A. Evslin (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-16 (Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 67
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR, STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL, PLANNING DEPARTMENTS OF EACH COUNTY, MAYORS OF EACH COUNTY, AND CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEES ON HOUSING TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR ADOPTING UPDATED BUILDING CODES.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
- Sponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Governor, State Building Code Council, Counties, Building Codes, Updates, PSM/EIG
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (13 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: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-04-16: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 795). (House)
- 2025-04-16: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Reported from PSM/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1885) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: One Day Notice 04-16-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (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)
- 2025-04-08: The committee(s) on PSM/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 04-11-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Referred to PSM/EIG. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 391). (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1563) 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 HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-21-25 9:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to HSG, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)
- 2025-03-06: To be offered. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR67_HD1_.pdf)
- HCR67_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR67_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR67_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR67_.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/HCR67_HD1_.pdf)
- [HCR67_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR67_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR67_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR67_.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-HCR67-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).