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HI HB 1515

enacted

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1515 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1515 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): Act 124, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225).

What is HI HB 1515 about?

Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer in order to assess the employee's ability to return to work. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1515?

MATAYOSHI, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN and 9 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1515.

Description

Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer in order to assess the employee's ability to return to work. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-06-24 — Act 124, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-24

    Act 124, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-24

    Act 124, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225).

    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 in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  6. 2026-05-05

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-01

    Deferred one day 05-06-26.

    deferral

  8. 2026-05-01

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

    passage

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 34-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  10. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 34-26).

  12. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26

  13. 2026-04-28

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M., Kapela, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-28

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-27

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

  16. 2026-04-24

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

  17. 2026-04-23

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

  18. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Lamosao.

  19. 2026-04-21

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-20

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

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-04-20

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

  22. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  25. 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

  26. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 577) in amended form (SD 1).

  27. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3708) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  28. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  29. 2026-04-09

    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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-03-30

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3352) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  32. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 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

  34. 2026-03-20

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

  35. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 235).

    introduction,receipt

  36. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  37. 2026-03-12

    Referred to LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  38. 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

  39. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1051-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-06

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

  41. 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

  42. 2026-02-24

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

  43. 2026-02-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 632-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 2026-02-13

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

  47. 2026-01-26

    Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  48. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  49. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled.

Versions

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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 WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-09 · 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

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-28 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lamosao: not voting

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

    2026-04-28 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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