HI HB 817
died on adjournmentRELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 817 pass?
No. HI HB 817 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 817 about?
Authorizes physicians to practice at organized ambulatory health care facilities even if the physician does not have hospital privileges at a licensed hospital in the same geographic location as the ambulatory facility. Provides that a written transfer agreement is not required to transfer a patient from an organized ambulatory health care facility to a licensed hospital.
Who sponsors HI HB 817?
KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KAHALOA, KAPELA and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 817.
Description
Authorizes physicians to practice at organized ambulatory health care facilities even if the physician does not have hospital privileges at a licensed hospital in the same geographic location as the ambulatory facility. Provides that a written transfer agreement is not required to transfer a patient from an organized ambulatory health care facility to a licensed hospital.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- TARNASprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-23
Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Pending introduction.
Versions
- HB817Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 829
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