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House advances standing committee reports, schedules hearings on PFAS and image-based sexual abuse
Summary
The House adopted standing committee reports HSCR 1811-26 through 1813-26, advancing the accompanied Senate bills to third reading; committees also approved waivers to schedule public hearings on HCR 200/HR 190 regarding DOD PFAS designations (CERCLA) and on HCR 93 HD1/HR 85 HD1 concerning image-based sexual abuse.
The House moved to adopt standing committee reports numbers 1811-26 through 1813-26 and to have the accompanied Senate bills (as amended) pass second reading and be placed on the calendar for third reading. Representative Kahaloa moved the adoption and Representative Morikawa seconded; the House took a voice vote and the motion carried.
Members also granted waivers of the 48-hour advance-notice rule to schedule public hearings. Representative Belatti announced that the committees on public safety and water, land and request a waiver to conduct a public hearing with decision-making to follow on HCR 200 and HR 190, measures urging the U.S. Department of Defense to reassess prior determinations and closure decisions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act in light of evolving science on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and recent federal hazardous substance designations. The hearing was set for Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in conference room 411.
Representative Takenouchi (finance) announced a waiver to hold a public hearing with decision-making to follow on HCR 93 HD1 and HR 85 HD1 related to establishing a working group on the status of women and strengthening prevention and protections for survivors of image-based sexual abuse; she also announced a hearing on an easement matter concerning submerged lands at Wailai, Honolulu, Oahu. The finance committee scheduled its hearing for Wednesday, April 8 at 1:55 p.m. in conference room 308.
The transcript records these scheduling actions and the waivers but does not include further debate on the merits of the measures. The committee reports motion was adopted by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
