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HI HB 1668

died on adjournment

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1668 pass?

No. HI HB 1668 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 (2026-03-20): The committee on HHS deferred the measure.

What is HI HB 1668 about?

Requires the Department of Human Services to allow a full earned income disregard for individuals with disabilities who are between the ages of sixteen and sixty-four years when determining eligibility for Medicaid. Takes effect upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1668?

MARTEN, AMATO, BELATTI and 19 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1668, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires the Department of Human Services to allow a full earned income disregard for individuals with disabilities who are between the ages of sixteen and sixty-four years when determining eligibility for Medicaid. Takes effect upon approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-03-20 — The committee on HHS deferred the measure.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MARTENprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary
  • Reyes Odacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-20

    The committee on HHS deferred the measure.

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  3. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 36).

    introduction,receipt

  5. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  6. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 822-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  7. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  8. 2026-02-26

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2026-02-17

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 309-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  11. 2026-02-17

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-05

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  16. 2026-01-20

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-05 · pass · 9-0

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

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

    2026-02-26 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1668&year=2026

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