Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Committee Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee actions: bills advanced, amended, or deferred in Feb. 11 joint hearing
Summary
Summary list of committee outcomes from the joint Senate Committee on Education and Committee on Health and Human Services hearing on Feb. 11, 2026: key bills advanced with amendments, one deferred for language work, and several technical amendments requested.
The joint Senate Committee on Education and Committee on Health and Human Services recorded the following committee‑level outcomes during the Feb. 11 hearing. This list reflects committee recommendations and recorded roll‑call statements in the hearing record; appropriation amounts were blanked out where noted.
- SB2969 (Maui wildfire exposure study / Maui health registry): Committee recommended passing with amendments (blanked appropriation); recommendation adopted in committee decision session.
- SB2657 (Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia research center): Committee adopted technical amendments and advanced the bill; appropriation amount blanked for committee report.
- SB2612 (Medication administration in schools): Committee recommended to pass the bill as is; recommendation adopted.
- SB2412 (University of Hawai‘i ASL/interpreter degree program): Committee recommended passing with technical amendments and blanked out appropriation amount (SD1); recommendation adopted.
- SB2936 (Accessible parking minimums): Committee passed with amendments including an exception for large public inventories (e.g., UH), an effective‑date placeholder in the committee report, and a request for county placard statistics to inform implementation.
- SB2850 (eligibility language for disabled placards for blind/deaf applicants): Committee deferred the bill to allow further language refinement and stakeholder working‑group work.
- SB2851 (Optional deaf designation on vehicle registration): Committee passed with amendments and moved the effective date to Jan. 1, 2027, to allow registration and law‑enforcement systems time to implement changes.
- SB2521 (Emergency medical services personnel and authorized EMS vehicle definitions): Committee passed with Department of Health recommended amendments.
Notes: Several measures advanced with appropriations left unspecified for money committee review. Committee records show multiple recorded ayes and some excused members on roll calls; full formal roll‑call tallies and final floor actions will be determined in subsequent legislative steps.
