Bill Commons

HI HB 556

died on adjournment

RELATING TO COLORECTAL CANCER.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 556 pass?

No. HI HB 556 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 556 about?

Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal screenings for certain persons. Requires coverage for all colorectal cancer screenings in the State to be consistent with the Affordable Care Act Implementation Frequently Asked Questions published by the United States Department of Labor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and United States Department of the Treasury. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 556?

CHUN, AMATO, EVSLIN and 15 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 556.

Description

Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal screenings for certain persons. Requires coverage for all colorectal cancer screenings in the State to be consistent with the Affordable Care Act Implementation Frequently Asked Questions published by the United States Department of Labor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and United States Department of the Treasury. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • CHUNprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-04

    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 Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-04

    Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 71) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  4. 2025-01-31

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-01-31

    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, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HSH on Friday, 01-31-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  9. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-31 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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

    2025-01-31 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Chun: 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=556&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=HI&identifier=HB 556. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.