# Hawaii SB 3109: RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

Hawaii SB 3109, RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 3109
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DOD, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Administrator, Deputy Director, Commission on Salaries, PBS, LAB, FIN
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (172 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency as the Deputy Director of Emergency Management within the Department of Defense, under the direction of the Adjutant General. Clarifies the position's reporting structure and duties. Requires the Commission on Salaries to include the Deputy Director of Emergency Management in its recommendations for executive branch salary levels. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (52)

- 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: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016. (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)
- 2026-04-27: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 1:35PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718). (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Sayama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 746). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2063-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Deferred one day 04-14-26. (House)
- 2026-04-08: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1454-26), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). (House)
- 2026-03-24: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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)
- 2026-03-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1214-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. (House)
- 2026-03-18: 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)
- 2026-03-16: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. (House)
- 2026-03-12: This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 110) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2768) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: One Day Notice 03-06-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2371) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: 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, Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21. (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-08: The committee(s) on PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to PSM, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_.PDF)
- SB3109_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_HD1_.HTM)
- SB3109_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_.PDF)
- [SB3109_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB3109_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3109_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 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 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB3109-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).