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HI HB 1898

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1898 pass?

No. HI HB 1898 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 (2026-05-01): Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:38PM in Conference Room 329.

What is HI HB 1898 about?

Specifies that no person is subject to liability for providing clinical preventive services in accordance with Department of Health recommendations. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and plans established by the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust to provide coverage for clinical preventive services. Authorizes the Department of Health to make recommendations relating to clinical preventive services and issue standing orders for medications and immunizations. Clarifies that, for coverage for child health supervision services, the prevailing medical standards include recommendations by the Department of Health. Specifies that coverage for clinical preventive services shall not be denied on the basis of medical necessity or subject to prior authorization. Specifies that a registered pharmacist may order a vaccine in accordance with the recommendations from the Department of Health. Exempts this measure from an Auditor impact assessment report. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1898?

MATAYOSHI, AMATO, BELATTI and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1898.

Description

Specifies that no person is subject to liability for providing clinical preventive services in accordance with Department of Health recommendations. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and plans established by the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust to provide coverage for clinical preventive services. Authorizes the Department of Health to make recommendations relating to clinical preventive services and issue standing orders for medications and immunizations. Clarifies that, for coverage for child health supervision services, the prevailing medical standards include recommendations by the Department of Health. Specifies that coverage for clinical preventive services shall not be denied on the basis of medical necessity or subject to prior authorization. Specifies that a registered pharmacist may order a vaccine in accordance with the recommendations from the Department of Health. Exempts this measure from an Auditor impact assessment report. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:38PM in Conference Room 329.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:38PM in Conference Room 329.

  2. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.

  3. 2026-04-29

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

  4. 2026-04-24

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 741).

    receipt

  5. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; McKelvey, Rhoads, Moriwaki Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  6. 2026-04-20

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

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-04-20

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

  8. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  9. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  11. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  12. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 640) in amended form (SD 1).

  13. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3780) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  14. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  15. 2026-04-08

    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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-04-08

    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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  18. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3235) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  19. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-03-20

    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, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-24-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  23. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  24. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 316).

    introduction,receipt

  25. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  26. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  28. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1069-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  29. 2026-03-06

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

  30. 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, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-02-27

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

  32. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 366-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  33. 2026-02-18

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

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  34. 2026-02-11

    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

  35. 2026-02-06

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

  36. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  37. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 2

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  38. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-11 · 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

  • 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
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Pierick: not voting

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

    2026-03-20 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • McKelvey: not voting

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: no

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 12-1

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: no

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: no

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 22-3

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