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House adopts package of standing committee reports after debate and voice votes
Summary
The House approved a motion to adopt multiple standing committee reports (listed on the floor) by voice votes after discussion, including a motion to adopt reports numbered 1406 through 1504 and related reports across pages 1–26.
The Hawaii House of Representatives on May 20 approved a package of standing committee reports after floor consideration and voice votes.
Representative Todd moved to adopt standing committee report numbers 1406 through 1504 "as listed on pages 1 through 26," and Representative Morikawa seconded the motion. The House proceeded through numerous listed reports, with multiple members registering "no vote," "reservations," or expressing support or opposition on individual items. At the end of the sequence the House took a voice vote and the motion was carried.
Throughout the floor consideration several members offered brief remarks on specific reports. Representative Shimizu said she supported the concept of establishing readiness centers but voiced reservations about the physical costs and urged further planning. Representative Grandinetti spoke in strong support of an immigration-related measure (describing a staff member’s family experience with immigration detention) and urged ensuring legal resources for affected immigrants. Several members expressed opposition or reservations to bills involving electricity regulation and appropriations, citing concerns about cost allocation and corporate executive compensation; those remarks were recorded during consideration of multiple standing committee reports.
The House's floor record shows many individual roll-call positions recorded as "no vote" or "reservations" while final adoption of the listed package was accomplished by voice vote. The motion to adopt the listed reports was carried by voice vote.
