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HI HB 1509

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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1509 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1509 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): Act 131, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232).

What is HI HB 1509 about?

Repeals the authorization of a physician to transmit a treatment plan by mail or facsimile and the requirement that the physician submit the plan to an address or facsimile number provided by the employer. Requires an employer to file a response, either accepting or objecting to a treatment plan, within ten days of receipt. Imposes a monetary penalty if an employer does not file a response within the ten-day period, unless there was good cause for the delay. Clarifies that a treatment plan is deemed accepted if an employer fails to file certain documents within the ten-day period. Imposes penalties on employers found to have improperly denied a treatment plan. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1509?

MATAYOSHI, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1509.

Description

Repeals the authorization of a physician to transmit a treatment plan by mail or facsimile and the requirement that the physician submit the plan to an address or facsimile number provided by the employer. Requires an employer to file a response, either accepting or objecting to a treatment plan, within ten days of receipt. Imposes a monetary penalty if an employer does not file a response within the ten-day period, unless there was good cause for the delay. Clarifies that a treatment plan is deemed accepted if an employer fails to file certain documents within the ten-day period. Imposes penalties on employers found to have improperly denied a treatment plan. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-06-24 — Act 131, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-24

    Act 131, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-24

    Act 131, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M., Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Keohokalole, Rhoads, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.

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  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 145-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 145-26).

  13. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  15. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  17. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  18. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  19. 2026-04-23

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.

  20. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Keohokalole, Rhoads, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Lamosao.

  21. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-20

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

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Garcia.

  24. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  26. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  27. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  28. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 574) in amended form (SD 1).

  29. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3800) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  30. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  31. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 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.

  34. 2026-03-30

    Reported from LBT/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3371) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  35. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  36. 2026-03-23

    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, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-03-23

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on LBT/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-03-18

    Re-Referred to LBT/CPN, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 231).

    introduction,receipt

  41. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  42. 2026-03-12

    Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  43. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  44. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1049-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  45. 2026-03-06

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

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2026-02-27

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

  48. 2026-02-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 630-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  49. 2026-02-20

    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) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  50. 2026-02-17

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  51. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  52. 2026-01-26

    Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  53. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  54. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-17 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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

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

    2026-03-23 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting

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

    2026-03-23 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Ihara: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 13-0

    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: yes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lamosao: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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