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HI SB 1421

died on adjournment

RELATING TO MEDICAL RECORDS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 1421 pass?

No. HI SB 1421 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 1421 about?

Repeals the requirement for the Department of Health to approve a health care provider's arrangement for the retention and preservation of patients' medical records before the provider ceases operations. Clarifies that retention and preservation of medical records must be consistent with federal and state regulations and requires providers to notify patients on how to access or request copies of their medical records. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 1421?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 1421.

Description

Repeals the requirement for the Department of Health to approve a health care provider's arrangement for the retention and preservation of patients' medical records before the provider ceases operations. Clarifies that retention and preservation of medical records must be consistent with federal and state regulations and requires providers to notify patients on how to access or request copies of their medical records. 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
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-22

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329.

  7. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).

    receipt

  8. 2025-04-15

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Chang Co-Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella.

  9. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

    receipt

  10. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Garcia.

  11. 2025-04-08

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 610).

    introduction,receipt

  12. 2025-04-08

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  13. 2025-04-08

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

    receipt

  14. 2025-04-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  15. 2025-04-02

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1781) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  16. 2025-04-02

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25.

  17. 2025-03-25

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-03-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. 2025-03-18

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1305) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  20. 2025-03-18

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  21. 2025-03-14

    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

  22. 2025-03-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 03-14-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  24. 2025-03-06

    Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  25. 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

  26. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 327) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  27. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 974) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  28. 2025-02-28

    One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  29. 2025-02-26

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-02-21

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  31. 2025-02-12

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 326) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  32. 2025-02-12

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2025-02-03

    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

  34. 2025-01-31

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  35. 2025-01-27

    Referred to HHS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  37. 2025-01-21

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-03 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-26 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: not voting
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

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

    2025-03-14 · 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
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-25 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Kahaloa: not voting

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