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HI HB 1541

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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1541 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1541 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-28): Act 057, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157).

What is HI HB 1541 about?

Exempts certain positions in the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health and Hawaii State Hospital from civil service. Authorizes the Director of Health to appoint two additional associate administrators and two project managers for the Hawaii State Hospital or a secure psychiatric rehabilitation facility. Requires the Department of Health to convert certain positions in the Hawaii State Hospital to civil service no later than 6/30/2031. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1541?

TAKAYAMA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 1541.

Description

Exempts certain positions in the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health and Hawaii State Hospital from civil service. Authorizes the Director of Health to appoint two additional associate administrators and two project managers for the Hawaii State Hospital or a secure psychiatric rehabilitation facility. Requires the Department of Health to convert certain positions in the Hawaii State Hospital to civil service no later than 6/30/2031. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-28 — Act 057, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKAYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-28

    Act 057, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-28

    Act 057, on 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157).

    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; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) 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) Takayama, Sayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; 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: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 167-26) 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. 167-26).

  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 4:30PM in conference room 329.

  15. 2026-04-29

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

  16. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).

    receipt

  17. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-22

    House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Sayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  19. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Elefante, Kanuha Co-Chairs.

  20. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  22. 2026-04-10

    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

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 521) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3632) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  25. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  26. 2026-04-06

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  28. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HHS/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3330) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  29. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-25

    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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Moriwaki.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on HHS/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  33. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HHS/LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 16).

    introduction,receipt

  35. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  36. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 855-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  37. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  38. 2026-02-27

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  40. 2026-02-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 647-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  41. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  42. 2026-02-19

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2026-02-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  44. 2026-02-06

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 51-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  45. 2026-02-06

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  46. 2026-02-04

    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, Hartsfield, Marten, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato, Olds, Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  48. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HLT, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  49. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  50. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled.

Versions

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Votes

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 9-0

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

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

    2026-02-19 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Kong: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-27 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • M.: not voting

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 4-0

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

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

    2026-04-06 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Alcos: yes

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes

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