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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Resolution

SR 92: DECLARING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND REQUESTING STATEWIDE COORDINATION TO IDENTIFY, PLAN FOR, AND CREATE CROSS-SECTOR SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN HAWAII'S PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

Passed one chamber 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

SR 92 is a resolution introduced in the Hawaii Senate on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: DECLARING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND REQUESTING STATEWIDE COORDINATION TO IDENTIFY, PLAN FOR, AND CREATE CROSS-SECTOR SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN HAWAII'S PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS. Primary sponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Stanley Chang (Democratic), Karl Rhoads (Democratic), Tim Richards (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2025): Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike GabbardPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Karl RhoadsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Tim RichardsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4

“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. Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte).
  2. Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1393) with recommendation of adoption.
  3. One Day Notice 04-01-25.
  4. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
  5. The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
  6. Referred to AEN.
  7. Offered.

Sources

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