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HI HB 2319

enacted

RELATING TO THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2319 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2319 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Act 049, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1149).

What is HI HB 2319 about?

Amends the functions and responsibilities of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Adds a new definition of "health care" for the purposes of health planning and resource development and health care cost control. Increase the certificate of need exemption threshold for bed changes to up to thirty per cent of existing licensed beds. Exempts health care facilities or services operated by the Department of Health from certificate of need requirements. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2319?

NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 2319.

Description

Amends the functions and responsibilities of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Adds a new definition of "health care" for the purposes of health planning and resource development and health care cost control. Increase the certificate of need exemption threshold for bed changes to up to thirty per cent of existing licensed beds. Exempts health care facilities or services operated by the Department of Health from certificate of need requirements. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Act 049, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1149).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-27

    Act 049, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1149).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-27

    Act 049, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1149).

    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 none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) 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. 100-26) 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. 100-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

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

  12. 2026-04-29

    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, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Matayoshi, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:45PM; CR 329.

  15. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-22

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

  17. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-04-20

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

  19. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  22. 2026-04-10

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

    passage

  23. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 555) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3631) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  25. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  26. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  28. 2026-03-25

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3177) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  29. 2026-03-25

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 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

  31. 2026-03-13

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

  32. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 396).

    introduction,receipt

  33. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  34. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-03-10

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

    passage

  36. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1065-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  37. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  38. 2026-03-03

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  40. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 363-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  41. 2026-02-18

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  42. 2026-02-13

    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, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  44. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  45. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  46. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · 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 CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: 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 WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-06 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Alcos: yes

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

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

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