Bill
SR 92
Hawaii Senate resolution declares climate change a public health emergency and directs cross-agency planning to protect health across agencies.
Note on source materials
- The file supplied for “SR 92” appears to be a conflation of several unrelated Senate resolutions from different states and sessions (Hawaii, Georgia, Kentucky, Illinois). The metadata also lists an unrelated title (“Commend Bay High Boys Soccer Team for 4A State Championship”) that does not appear in the main text. Below is an organized summary highlighting the distinct resolutions and the primary, substantive measure contained in the document.
Purpose and intent
- Declares that climate change poses a “dire threat to public health” in Hawaii and formally declares a public health emergency tied to climate change.
- Seeks to prompt statewide, cross-departmental assessment and planning to protect human health from climate impacts.
Key provisions
- Acknowledges scientific findings that climate change increases heat exposure, vector-borne and waterborne diseases, food/water insecurity, air pollution, extreme weather, and adverse mental-health impacts (eco-grief).
- States that climate impacts transcend the Department of Health and require action across agencies that manage land, water, agriculture, transportation, emergency services, etc.
- Requests that state entities “actively examine” how climate considerations within their departments affect human health and coordinate across departments to identify, plan for, and create cross‑sector solutions to strengthen Hawaii’s public health response.
- Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Attorney General, Board of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Health, Department of Transportation, Board of Agriculture, and county mayors.
Who is affected
- State executive agencies and departments (health, land, planning, transportation, agriculture, emergency services) and county governments — primarily as a policy directive and call to coordination.
- The resolution is hortatory (a declaration/request), not a statute imposing regulatory or funding requirements.
Procedural status and sponsors
- Listed as a Senate Resolution of the Thirty‑third Legislature, Regular Session of 2025.
- Sponsors include several senators (names appear in the file such as James, Albers, Rahman, Rhett, Anderson, and others).
- Legislative actions in the record indicate readings, committee referrals, and adoption entries across 2024–2025. The resolution is non‑binding and intended to guide policy and agency coordination.
The document also contains text from several distinct ceremonial or memorial resolutions (short summaries):
- Georgia SR 92 — Commends county marshals and recognizes March 11, 2025 as County Marshals’ Day at the state capitol (ceremonial).
- Kentucky SR (or Senate Resolution) — Congratulates Muhlenberg County High School cheerleaders on a national championship (ceremonial).
- Illinois SR0092 — A memorial resolution expressing condolences on the death of Betty K. Speck (memorial).
Effect and impact
- The Hawaii climate resolution: symbolic but policy‑relevant — it signals legislative recognition of climate change as a public‑health emergency and directs and requests cross‑agency planning; it may influence agency priorities and future legislation or budget requests, but does not itself create regulatory power or appropriations.
- The other resolutions are ceremonial or memorial, carrying no legal or regulatory effect.
Recommendation
- Clarify which SR 92 the requester intends to summarize (Hawaii climate/public‑health resolution vs. a state‑specific ceremonial resolution such as the Bay High soccer title) so the summary can be focused on the single intended document.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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