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Votes at a glance: Senate joint committees’ actions on March 24, 2025
Summary
Summary of committee decisions and outcomes on resolutions considered by the joint committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Transportation and Culture and the Arts.
The following is a summary of actions taken during the Senate joint committee hearings on March 24, 2025. It lists each resolution considered, the committee motion and the committee outcome as recorded during decision making.
SCR 32 / SR 18 — Use of inmate work furlough for state roadway and highway maintenance: Committee recommendation to pass as is; outcome: passed (both Committees). (See separate article on program safeguards and oversight concerns.)
SCR 199 / SR 179 — Foreign interference in infrastructure; supply-chain self-reliance: Committees deferred SCR 199 and passed SR 179 with amendments clarifying goals related to self-sufficiency and scrutiny of dependencies; outcome: SR 179 passed with amendments; SCR 199 deferred.
SCR 231 / SR 207 — Use of electronic equipment at airports and harbors to scan for illegal fireworks: Committees voted to pass with amendments addressing inspection locations outside immediate loading/unloading areas; outcome: passed with amendments.
SCR 113 / SR 94 — Purple Heart state proclamation (08/07/2025): No testimony received; committees recommended deferral; outcome: deferred.
SCR 204 / SR 164 — Disposal and destruction of explosive fireworks and hazardous materials: Committee recommendation to pass as is; outcome: passed.
SCR 107 / SR 88 — Military shelters to withstand hurricanes over 200 mph: No testimony received; committees recommended deferral; outcome: deferred.
SCR 148 / SR 119 — Support construction of a floating dry dock at Pearl Harbor: Committee recommendation to pass as is; outcome: passed.
SCR 149 / SR 120 — Vegetation management working group (wildfire mitigation): Committee recommendation to pass with amendments (add DOE to recipients; replace DLIR with Department of Defense; accept IBW and DLNR amendments); outcome: passed with amendments. (See separate detailed article.)
SCR 126 / SR 105 — Incrementally reduce inmates in private out-of-state facilities: Committee recommendation to pass as is; outcome: passed. (See separate detailed article.)
SCR 209 / SR 184 — Identify large trees along evacuation routes and conduct risk assessments: Committee recommendation to pass as is; outcome: passed.
SCR 48 / SR 30 — Urging ICC to extend time between model-code updates and adoption: Committee recommendation to pass with amendments (insert SCR 24 strategic planning content); outcome: passed with amendments. (See separate article.)
Committee vote details were recorded in the hearing transcript for each item and are summarized in the individual committee reports. Where specific roll-call votes were read during the hearing, those names and votes are captured in the committee minutes; the committee chair announced adoption of the recommendations as noted above.
