Bill Commons

HI HB 1974

enacted

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires and appropriates funds for the State Health Planning and Development Agency to develop and publish a state plan on hearing loss. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Status date
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Latest action
2026-07-10 — Act 223, 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TODDprimary
  • WOODSONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-07-10

    Act 223, on 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-10

    Act 223, 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1325).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  4. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-06

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

    passage

  7. 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

  8. 2026-05-01

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

  9. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 177-26).

  10. 2026-05-01

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

  11. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 177-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 2026-05-01

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:45PM in conference room 329.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 4:00PM in conference room 329.

  16. 2026-04-27

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 3:45PM in conference room 329.

  17. 2026-04-23

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

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella.

  19. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-20

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

  21. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  23. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 648) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. 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

  25. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  26. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3703) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  29. 2026-03-25

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-25

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3192) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  31. 2026-03-20

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-03-17

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

  33. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  35. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 70).

    introduction,receipt

  36. 2026-03-05

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

    passage

  37. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 841-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  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, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 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. 2026-02-18

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  41. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 341-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  42. 2026-02-06

    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, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2026-02-06

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HSH on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  45. 2026-01-28

    Referred to HLT/HSH, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  46. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  47. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · 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 HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-06 · pass · 9-0

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

  • 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
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • M.: not voting

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

    2026-03-20 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • McKelvey: 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

  • 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 (4)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Alcos: yes

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1974&year=2026

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