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HI SB 1449

died on adjournment

RELATING TO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 1449 pass?

No. HI SB 1449 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI SB 1449 about?

Requires utilization review entities to submit data relating to the prior authorization of health care services to the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Establishes the Health Care Appropriateness and Necessity Working Group within the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 1449?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 1449.

Description

Requires utilization review entities to submit data relating to the prior authorization of health care services to the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Establishes the Health Care Appropriateness and Necessity Working Group within the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  4. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329.

  7. 2025-04-23

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329.

  8. 2025-04-24

    Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 807).

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-23

    House Conferees Added: Representative Keohokapu-Lee Loy added as Co-Chair.

  10. 2025-04-23

    Re-referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 36

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-04-22

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329.

  12. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

    receipt

  13. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella.

  14. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).

    receipt

  15. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Chun Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  16. 2025-04-04

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).

    receipt

  17. 2025-04-04

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  18. 2025-04-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 493).

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  19. 2025-04-03

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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  20. 2025-04-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-03-25.

  21. 2025-04-01

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1745) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  22. 2025-03-25

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-03-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. 2025-03-18

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  25. 2025-03-18

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1311) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  26. 2025-03-12

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2025-03-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2025-03-06

    Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  30. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 341) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  31. 2025-03-04

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

    passage

  32. 2025-02-28

    One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  33. 2025-02-28

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 871) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  34. 2025-02-26

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-02-25

    The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-26-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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  36. 2025-02-20

    The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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  37. 2025-02-14

    The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  38. 2025-02-14

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  39. 2025-02-14

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 502) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

  40. 2025-02-05

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2025-01-31

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  42. 2025-01-27

    Referred to HHS, CPN.

    referral-committee

  43. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  44. 2025-01-21

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

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

    2025-02-05 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: not voting
  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-26 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Richards: not voting
    • Awa: not voting
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

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

    2025-03-12 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alcos: not voting
  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-25 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Ichiyama: not voting

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