SCR 58 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

URGING THE COUNTIES OF THE STATE TO INSTALL A MINIMUM SET OF ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN EACH PLAYGROUND LOCATED IN A COUNTY PARK AND TO ESTABLISH COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE PLANS THAT ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SAFETY, CLEANLINESS, AND FUNCTIONALITY OF EACH PLAYGROUND.

SCR 58 is a non-binding resolution urging Hawaii's counties to install accessible playground equipment, including wheelchair-accessible swings, in all county park playgrounds and to create maintenance plans. It requires equipment to meet ADA standards and mandates maintenance plans with six key components: regular inspections, preventive upkeep, cleaning schedules, accessibility checks, emergency repair protocols, and community engagement. The resolution directly affects all counties managing public playgrounds and aims to improve access for children with physical, developmental, or intellectual disabilities. It does not create new law but requests counties adopt these standards and asks state agencies to help develop cost and implementation recommendations.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

SCR58 → SCR58_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly expanded from a simple urging of counties to install special needs playground equipment to include a comprehensive mandate for maintenance plans, security measures, and a state-led inventory and working group. The scope broadened to explicitly include youth with developmental and intellectual disabilities, not just physical disabilities, and added requirements for regular inspections, preventive maintenance, cleaning, accessibility assurance, emergency repairs, and community engagement. This matters because it shifts the bill from a passive recommendation to an active framework requiring counties to maintain safe, accessible playgrounds long-term and involves state departments in planning and oversight.

Scope change

Expanded from urging counties to install equipment to requiring comprehensive maintenance plans, security measures, and state involvement in inventory and planning.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for counties to establish comprehensive maintenance plans including regular inspections, preventive maintenance, cleaning, accessibility assurance, emergency repairs, and community engagement.

Added requirement for state departments (DOE and DAGS) to convene a working group with counties to inventory playgrounds and provide recommendations for accessible equipment.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligibility criteria to include youth with developmental and intellectual disabilities in addition to physical disabilities.

ENFORCEMENT

Added requirement for certified copies to be transmitted to the Comptroller and Superintendent of Education in addition to mayors and county chairpersons.

TECHNICAL

Added numerous metadata fields, formatting codes, and template identifiers that are technical artifacts of the legislative drafting system.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 788).

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Woodson excused (3).

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2144), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to ECD, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 496) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from EIG/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1582) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-01-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to EIG/HHS.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

7 primary · 1 co-sponsor