HI HB 1961

enacted

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1961 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1961 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-07): Act 202, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304).

What is HI HB 1961 about?

Prohibits persons from interfering with another person's access to or from a health care facility or disrupting the normal functioning of a health care facility. Makes violations a petty misdemeanor. Establishes a private right of action. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action for injunctive or other equitable relief. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1961?

KAPELA, AMATO, BELATTI and 24 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1961.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-26
Latest action: 2026-07-07 — Act 202, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304).
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-07-07
Act 202, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304).
became-law
2026-07-07
Act 202, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304).
became-law
2026-04-24
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).
receipt
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
2026-04-23
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
2026-04-23
Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with Representative(s) Hussey voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (10) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1).
passage
2026-04-23
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-04-22
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.
became-law
2026-04-17
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
receipt
2026-04-16
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2026-04-14
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella, Gabbard). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-04-14
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 645) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-10
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3753) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-10
One Day Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-07
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-01
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-25
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3168) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2026-03-25
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-18
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, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-13
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 327).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-12
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-12
Referred to HHS, JDC.
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-06
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1152-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-06
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-02-24
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-17
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 308-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-17
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-06
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28
Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-23
Pending introduction.

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Votes

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-06 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Takayama: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Amato: yes
- Hartsfield: yes
- Marten: yes
- Olds: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Alcos: no
- Garcia: no
Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-24 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Sayama: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Shimizu: no
- Hashem: not voting
- Garcia: not voting
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-18 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- San Buenaventura: yes
- McKelvey: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Keohokalole: yes
- Fevella: no
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-04-07 · pass · 3-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Gabbard: no
- Awa: not voting
Reconsider: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.
2026-04-14 · pass · 21-4

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 2845

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