Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation HB1961
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating To Emergency Management.
Subject: Emergency Powers: State of Emergency: Local State of Emergency: Termination: Extension: Legislative Override: Severe Warning: Price Control
Description: Clarifies that the powers granted for emergency purposes shall not be inconsistent with the Hawaii State Constitution. Provides parameters for the duration of suspension of laws and requires justification for the suspension. Authorizes the Governor to require the counties to obtain approval prior to issuing any emergency order, rule, or proclamation. Clarifies that a state of emergency may be extended or terminated by a separate or supplementary proclamation. Authorizes the legislature to terminate a state of emergency, in whole or in part, by an affirmative two-thirds vote of each legislative house. Defines "severe warning". Specifies that prohibitions on price increases of essential commodities during a severe warning expire seventy-two hours after the effective date and time of the initial declaration or any supplemental proclamation.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1
Last Action Date: January 24, 2024
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Sam Kong (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 51)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 24, 2024 | Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1 |
| House | Jan 22, 2024 | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| House | Jan 19, 2024 | Pending introduction. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 19, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
