HI SB 1419
died on adjournmentRELATING TO ACT 253, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2023.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 1419 pass?
No. HI SB 1419 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 (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
What is HI SB 1419 about?
Updates the name of the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program established by Act 253, SLH 2023, by replacing the term "visually impaired" with the term "low vision" and clarifies the pilot program's implementation timeframes. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Who sponsors HI SB 1419?
KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 1419.
Description
Updates the name of the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program established by Act 253, SLH 2023, by replacing the term "visually impaired" with the term "low vision" and clarifies the pilot program's implementation timeframes. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- KOUCHIprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-02
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
receipt
2026-04-01
House Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
receipt
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-04-24
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Aquino Co-Chair; Fevella.
2025-04-24
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 876).
receipt
2025-04-15
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).
receipt
2025-04-14
House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Olds, Templo, Garcia.
2025-04-10
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 687).
introduction,receipt
2025-04-10
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
amendment-failure
2025-04-10
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
receipt
2025-04-08
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-04-04
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1982) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-04
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
2025-03-28
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-28-25.
deferral
2025-03-27
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-28-25 1:59PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-18
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1342) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-03-18
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-13
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-07
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 03-13-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-06
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2025-03-06
Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 19
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. 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. 326) in amended form (SD 1).
introduction,receipt
2025-02-28
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 947) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-28
One Day Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-27
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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
2025-02-24
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:26AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-02-12
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 328) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-03
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-27
Referred to HHS, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Pending Introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-03 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Fevella: yes
- Keohokalole: not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-27 · 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.
2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-13 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Marten: yes
- Olds: yes
- Amato: yes
- Chun: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Garcia: yes
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-28 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Yamashita: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Holt: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Templo: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Hussey: not voting
- Ward: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 1100
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