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HI HB 2508

died on adjournment

RELATING TO AIR MEDICAL SERVICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Establishes the Statewide Air Medical Services Program within the Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Systems Branch to coordinate and strengthen air medical services. Establishes an air medical director, an air medical program manager, and an air medical coordinator. Specifies that annual licensure and accreditation fees are to be deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund for costs of the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-18 — Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 356-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-18

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 356-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  3. 2026-02-11

    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

  4. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  6. 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.

    2026-02-11 · 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

Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2508&year=2026

Attribution

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