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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

SCR 36: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF CREATING AN OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SCR 36 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Hawaii Senate on March 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF CREATING AN OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE. Primary sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Lorraine Inouye (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2026): Referred to HHS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Lorraine InouyePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Glenn WakaiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to HHS.
  2. Offered.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source