HI SB 1040
died on adjournmentRELATING TO MEDICAL DEBT.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 1040 pass?
No. HI SB 1040 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 SB 1040 about?
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to conduct a study on the cost and feasibility of establishing a program to acquire and forgive medical debt owed by certain households in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 1040?
LEE, C., HASHIMOTO and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 1040.
Description
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to conduct a study on the cost and feasibility of establishing a program to acquire and forgive medical debt owed by certain households in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 12/31/2050. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- LEEprimary
- C.primary
- HASHIMOTOprimary
- MCKELVEYprimary
- RHOADSprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-03-14
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1254) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-03-14
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-12
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-07
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-06
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2025-03-06
Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2025-03-04
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 245) in amended form (SD 2).
introduction,receipt
2025-02-27
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 768) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2025-02-27
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-19
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-14
Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 648) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-14
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-14
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-02-12
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-12
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-11
The committee(s) on HHS/CPN deferred the measure until 02-12-25 9:34AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
deferral
2025-02-06
The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23
Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-01-17
Introduced.
introduction
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Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-12 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Keohokalole: yes
- Fevella: yes
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-12 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Keohokalole: yes
- Fukunaga: yes
- Richards: yes
- Awa: yes
- McKelvey: not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-19 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Dela Cruz: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Aquino: yes
- DeCoite: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Kidani: yes
- Kim: yes
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Fevella: yes
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-12 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Takayama: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Amato: yes
- Chun: yes
- Marten: yes
- Olds: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Alcos: not voting
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