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HI HB 423

died on adjournment

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 423 pass?

No. HI HB 423 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 (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI HB 423 about?

Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of rehabilitation services. Requires providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational plan no later than ninety days after submitting an initial evaluation report, with certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 423?

MATAYOSHI, CHUN, KITAGAWA and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 423.

Description

Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of rehabilitation services. Requires providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational plan no later than ninety days after submitting an initial evaluation report, with certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 016.

  7. 2025-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

  8. 2025-04-23

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

  9. 2025-04-21

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

  10. 2025-04-17

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

  11. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  12. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Fevella.

  13. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).

    receipt

  14. 2025-04-14

    Re-referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 31

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-04-14

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

  16. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  17. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  18. 2025-04-08

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  19. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 634) in amended form (SD 1).

  20. 2025-04-04

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1824) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  22. 2025-04-04

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  23. 2025-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  24. 2025-03-19

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1171) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  25. 2025-03-19

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  26. 2025-03-12

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2025-03-10

    The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  28. 2025-03-07

    The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  29. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 234).

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  30. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  31. 2025-03-06

    Referred to LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  33. 2025-02-28

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1044) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  34. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  35. 2025-02-20

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Lowen, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-02-19

    The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-20-25 2:00PM.

    deferral

  37. 2025-02-19

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  38. 2025-02-14

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. 2025-02-12

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 474) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  40. 2025-02-12

    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) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  41. 2025-02-06

    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

  42. 2025-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  44. 2025-01-21

    Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 2

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  45. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-06 · 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.

    2025-02-20 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Ilagan: not voting
    • Lowen: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting
  • The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-12 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Aquino: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Ihara: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Moriwaki: not voting
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-04-04 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0

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