Bill
HR 137
URGING THE INSURANCE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO IDENTIFY FEASIBLE OPTIONS AND MECHANISMS TO PROTECT THE STATE AND ITS RESIDENTS AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF INSURANCE.
2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Terez Amato and 8 co-sponsors
Hawaii urges agencies to convene a working group identifying climate-resilient insurance solutions to protect residents from affordability and availability risks.
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Marten; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen, Tam.