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HI HB 1705

enacted

RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Allows licensed mental health counselors to be appointed as child custody evaluators. (SD2)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-07-10 — Act 231, 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1333).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TODDprimary
  • WOODSONprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • AMATOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-07-10

    Act 231, on 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1333).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-10

    Act 231, 07/10/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1333).

    became-law

  3. 2026-04-23

    Transmitted to Governor.

  4. 2026-04-24

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).

    receipt

  5. 2026-04-23

    Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1).

    passage

  6. 2026-04-23

    House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  7. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 815).

    became-law,receipt

  8. 2026-04-22

    Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.

    became-law

  9. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  11. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 606) in amended form (SD 2).

  12. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  13. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  14. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3763) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  15. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-03-25

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  17. 2026-03-23

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  18. 2026-03-23

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3129) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  19. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  21. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HHS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  23. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 149).

    introduction,receipt

  24. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  25. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 989-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. 2026-02-25

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-02-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2026-02-17

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  29. 2026-02-17

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 310-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  30. 2026-02-03

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-01-29

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  33. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  34. 2026-01-20

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-03 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

  • Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-25 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-16 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Gabbard: not voting

  • Reconsider: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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