Bill Commons

HI HR 138

died on adjournment

URGING THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF "EXCITED DELIRIUM", OR SIMILAR PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS, AS A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, CAUSE OF DEATH, OR LEGAL THEORY IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HR 138 pass?

No. HI HR 138 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 (2026-04-09): Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1887-26), recommending adoption.

What is HI HR 138 about?

HI HR 138 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “URGING THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF "EXCITED DELIRIUM", OR SIMILAR PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS, AS A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, CAUSE OF DEATH, OR LEGAL THEORY IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.”.

Who sponsors HI HR 138?

OLDS, AMATO, IWAMOTO and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI HR 138.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1887-26), recommending adoption.
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • OLDSprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-09

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1887-26), recommending adoption.

  2. 2026-04-09

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    passage

  3. 2026-04-09

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 2026-04-07

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-04-02

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2026-04-01

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1595-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to JHA.

  7. 2026-04-01

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  8. 2026-03-25

    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

  9. 2026-03-20

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:30AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2026-03-18

    Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-16

    Offered

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-25 · 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.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 7-0

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

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=138&year=2026

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