HI HB 480
died on adjournmentRELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 480 pass?
No. HI HB 480 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 480 about?
Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 480?
MATAYOSHI, CHUN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 480.
Description
Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. 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
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- LEEprimary
- M.primary
- SAYAMAprimary
- TARNASprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-02
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
receipt
2026-04-01
House Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
receipt
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 016.
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 325.
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:29PM in Conference Room 325.
2025-04-24
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-23
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-22
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:01AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-21
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 10:01AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-17
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2025-04-15
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
receipt
2025-04-15
Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Keohokalole, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Fevella.
2025-04-15
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).
receipt
2025-04-14
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Kapela, Reyes Oda.
2025-04-11
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
receipt
2025-04-10
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2025-04-08
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2025-04-08
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 646) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-04
Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1798) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-04
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-02
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-02
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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27
The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-18
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1100) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
2025-03-18
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
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
2025-03-10
The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
deferral
2025-03-07
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2025-03-04
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 107).
introduction,receipt
2025-03-04
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-04
Referred to LBT, CPN/WAM.
referral-committee
2025-02-28
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 911), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-28
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-02-21
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-19
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-12
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 525), recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-12
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
passage,referral-committee
2025-02-06
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-04
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-30
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 11) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-01-30
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, Ward excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-01-28
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
2025-01-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-28 · 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, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-06 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Matayoshi: yes
- Chun: yes
- Ilagan: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Kong: yes
- Lowen: yes
- Marten: yes
- Tam: yes
- Pierick: yes
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-21 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Yamashita: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Templo: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Lee: not voting
- M: not voting
- Morikawa: not voting
- Alcos: not voting
- Ward: 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 CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-04-02 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Keohokalole: yes
- Fukunaga: yes
- McKelvey: yes
- Richards: yes
- Awa: yes
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-04-02 · pass · 13-0
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
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Fevella: yes
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.
2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0
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