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HI HB 715

died on adjournment

RELATING 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

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 2025-02-05

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-07-25 8:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-02-05

    The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-07-25.

    deferral

  7. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  10. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

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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Attribution

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