HI HB 2558
died on adjournmentRELATING TO TELEHEALTH.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Authorizes out-of-state physicians who are licensed and in good standing in the state in which they reside to provide an initial consultation via telehealth to a patient located in the State, under certain conditions. Clarifies that a physician-patient relationship may be established with an out-of-state physician via telehealth under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 437).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- MATSUMOTOprimary
- GARCIAprimary
- HUSSEYprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KILAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PIERICKprimary
- REYES ODAprimary
- SHIMIZUprimary
- WOODSONprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-12
Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-12
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 437).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-06
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-03-06
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1067-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-03
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-18
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-18
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 349-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2026-02-11
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
2026-02-06
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02
Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
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Votes
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-11 · 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 CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-03 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Matayoshi: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Chun: yes
- Ilagan: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Kong: yes
- Lowen: yes
- Marten: yes
- Tam: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Pierick: not voting
Related bills
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