HI HB 715
died on adjournmentRELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Authorizes the Department of Health to issue commemorative certificates of stillbirth. Establishes fees for the issuance of commemorative certificates of stillbirth, to be deposited into the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- MARTENprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- TAMprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-12
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and 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).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-12
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 531) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-07
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, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-05
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-07-25 8:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-05
The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-07-25.
deferral
2025-01-31
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-07 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Takayama: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Amato: yes
- Chun: yes
- Marten: yes
- Olds: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Garcia: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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