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Measure Title: RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.
Report Title: Office of the Governor; State Search and Rescue Coordinator; Pilot Program; Counties; Federal Agencies; Private and Nonprofit Organizations; Appropriations ($)
Description: Temporarily establishes, within the Office of the Governor, the Office of the State Search and Rescue Coordinator to review, assess, coordinate, prepare, and manage plans and resources for search and rescue operations statewide. Repeals on 6/30/2031. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Package: None
Current Referral: PBS, JHA, FIN
Introducer(s): COCHRAN, PERRUSO, PIERICK, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA
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DateChamberStatus Text
2/20/2026HReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2/20/2026HReported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 734-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2/19/2026HThe committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2/17/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/12/2026HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2/12/2026HReported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 226-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2/6/2026HThe committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/3/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-06-26 10:15AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/2/2026HReferred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
1/28/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.

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All Versions of this Measure

HB2554_HD2 Link to HB2554_HD2 .PDF file
HB2554_HD1 Link to HB2554_HD1 .PDF file
HB2554 Link to HB2554 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB2554_HD1_HSCR226-26_ Link to committee report HB2554_HD1_HSCR226-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB2554_HD2_HSCR734-26_ Link to committee report HB2554_HD2_HSCR734-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)

Testimony

HB2554_TESTIMONY_PBS_02-06-26_
HB2554_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_02-19-26_

Hearing Notices

PBS
2/06/26 10:15A
411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
JHA
2/19/26 2:00P
325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE