HI HB 715
died on adjournmentRELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 715 pass?
No. HI HB 715 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 715 about?
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)
Who sponsors HI HB 715?
TAKAYAMA, GRANDINETTI, MARTEN and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 715.
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
- 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
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
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.
2025-02-12
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
2025-02-07
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
The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-07-25.
deferral
2025-02-05
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-07-25 8:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
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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