# Hawaii SCR 83: REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSIDER DEVELOPING A FACILITY TO DISCARD LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES.

Hawaii SCR 83, REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSIDER DEVELOPING A FACILITY TO DISCARD LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-05-12 (Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SCR 83
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSIDER DEVELOPING A FACILITY TO DISCARD LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
- Sponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: City and County of Honolulu, Lithium-ion Batteries, Facility, Discard, H-POWER, EEP, WAL
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (19 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: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-17 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-05-12: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 852). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Resolution adopted in final form. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2257-26), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Adopted with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (2) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-04-27: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-23: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Ichiyama. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2195-26), recommending referral to WAL. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3). (House)
- 2026-04-20: Resolution scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 04-23-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-17: The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan. (House)
- 2026-04-15: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EEP on Friday, 04-17-26 10:05AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to EEP, WAL, referral sheet 27 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 432). (House)
- 2026-04-07: Reported from EIG/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3450) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: One Day Notice 04-08-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: 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, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: The committee(s) on EIG/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to EIG/AEN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR83_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR83_.pdf)

## 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
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR83_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR83_.pdf)

## 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-SCR83-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).