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HI HR 61

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD TO STUDY THE HEALTH CARE SETTING COMMUNICATION NEEDS OF, AND DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, OR DEAF-BLIND.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-03-12
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Reported from HSH/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1837-26), recommending adoption.
Bill type
resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKENOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-09

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  2. 2026-04-09

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    passage

  3. 2026-04-09

    Reported from HSH/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1837-26), recommending adoption.

  4. 2026-04-07

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-04-07

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-04-02

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH/HLT on Tuesday, 04-07-26 11:15AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 2026-03-18

    Referred to HSH/HLT, referral sheet 18

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

  9. 2026-03-12

    To be offered.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 9-0

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HCR 67, SR57not in this corpus

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