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HI HB 557

died on adjournment

RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 557 pass?

No. HI HB 557 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 557 about?

Extends the sunset date of Act 107, SLH 2023, which allows for the reimbursement of services provided through telehealth via an interactive telecommunications system, until 12/31/2026. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 557?

KAHALOA, KITAGAWA, LOWEN and 12 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 557.

Description

Extends the sunset date of Act 107, SLH 2023, which allows for the reimbursement of services provided through telehealth via an interactive telecommunications system, until 12/31/2026. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-14

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  3. 2025-02-14

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-11

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

  5. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-02-03

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 34) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  7. 2025-02-03

    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

  8. 2025-01-29

    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, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-01-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 01-29-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  11. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-29 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alcos: yes
  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-11 · 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

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 1281not in this corpus

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