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HI HB 2505

enacted

RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2505 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2505 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Act 052, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1152).

What is HI HB 2505 about?

Clarifies that community mental health outpatient programs that have agreed to provide mental health services to a defendant as part of an assisted community treatment order may prepare a certificate for assisted community treatment and provide the certificate to a defendant and may file an assisted community treatment petition with the Family Court. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2505?

TAM, ALCOS, AMATO and 12 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2505.

Description

Clarifies that community mental health outpatient programs that have agreed to provide mental health services to a defendant as part of an assisted community treatment order may prepare a certificate for assisted community treatment and provide the certificate to a defendant and may file an assisted community treatment petition with the Family Court. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Act 052, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1152).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAMprimary
  • ALCOSprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-27

    Act 052, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1152).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-27

    Act 052, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1152).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Hartsfield voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 110-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 110-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  12. 2026-04-30

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  13. 2026-04-30

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Tam, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-29

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  17. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Tam, Alcos.

  18. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  21. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  22. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 699) in amended form (SD 1).

  23. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3760) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  24. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  25. 2026-04-07

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  27. 2026-03-25

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3172) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  28. 2026-03-25

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-18

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HHS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 115).

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  33. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  34. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 845-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  35. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  36. 2026-02-27

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  38. 2026-02-20

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 731-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  39. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  40. 2026-02-19

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2026-02-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  42. 2026-02-11

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 160-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  43. 2026-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

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  44. 2026-02-06

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  46. 2026-02-03

    Re-referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 7

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  47. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 6

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  48. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · pass · 9-0

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

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

    2026-02-19 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-27 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • M.: not voting

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

    2026-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 4-0

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

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-30 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Alcos: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-30 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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