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HI HB 1514

enacted

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of vocational rehabilitation services. Requires certified providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment and the initial evaluation report finds the injured employee feasible to participate. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational rehabilitation plan no later than one hundred twenty days after submitting an initial evaluation report, unless extended by the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. Clarifies the process for an employer to object to a vocational rehabilitation plan. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-27 — Act 046, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-27

    Act 046, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-27

    Act 046, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1146).

    became-law

  3. 2026-04-30

    Transmitted to Governor.

  4. 2026-05-01

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).

    receipt

  5. 2026-04-30

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803).

    receipt

  6. 2026-04-30

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  7. 2026-04-30

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

    passage

  8. 2026-04-28

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26

  9. 2026-04-28

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 4-26).

  10. 2026-04-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.

  11. 2026-04-28

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 4-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 2026-04-24

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-24

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Keohokalole, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-23

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

  15. 2026-04-21

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

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Keohokalole, Moriwaki Co-Chairs.

  17. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-20

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

  19. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  21. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 576) in amended form (SD 1).

  22. 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

  23. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  24. 2026-04-10

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3698) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  25. 2026-04-07

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  27. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  28. 2026-03-30

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3353) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

  29. 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

  30. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-03-17

    Re-Referred to LBT, CPN.

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-12

    Referred to LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  33. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  34. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 234).

    introduction,receipt

  35. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  36. 2026-03-06

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

  37. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1050-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-02-26

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  40. 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

  41. 2026-02-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 631-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  42. 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

  43. 2026-02-13

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

  44. 2026-01-26

    Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  45. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  46. 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.

    2026-02-26 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Iwamoto: not voting
    • Marten: not voting
    • Pierick: 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 CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 4-0

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

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-24 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Reyes Oda: not voting

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

    2026-04-24 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-04-30 · pass · 25-0

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