HI SB 2261
died on adjournmentRELATING TO HEALTH.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2261 pass?
No. HI SB 2261 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 (2026-04-21): Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; DeCorte.
What is HI SB 2261 about?
Requires Huli Au Ola to conduct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention to be located on and serve the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Who sponsors HI SB 2261?
DECOITE, KIDANI are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2261, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Requires Huli Au Ola to conduct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention to be located on and serve the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-04-21 — Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; DeCorte.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- DECOITEprimary
- KIDANIprimary
- Kanuhacosponsor
- Kimcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-21
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; DeCorte.
2026-04-21
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
receipt
2026-04-16
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 640).
introduction,receipt
2026-04-16
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
amendment-failure
2026-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
receipt
2026-04-14
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-04-10
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2103-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-10
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
2026-04-07
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-24
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1349-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-03-24
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-20
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, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-17
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-10
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-03-10
Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 16
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-03-06
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 45) in amended form (SD 1).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-05
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2860) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-05
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
2026-03-03
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-20
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2578) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-20
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-18
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
2026-01-26
Referred to EDU, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-15
Pending Introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-18 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Kim: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- DeCorte: yes
- Kidani: not voting
- Fukunaga: not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Dela Cruz: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- DeCoite: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Kidani: yes
- Kim: yes
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Richards: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Fevella: not voting
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.
2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Senator(s: not voting
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-20 · 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 FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Todd: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Hartsfield: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
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