Bill Commons

HI SB 3203

enacted

RELATING TO AIR MEDICAL SERVICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 3203 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3203 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-04): Act 084, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184).

What is HI SB 3203 about?

Establishes the Statewide Air Medical Services Program within the Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Systems Branch to coordinate and strengthen air medical services. Establishes the positions of an air medical director, an air medical program manager, and an air medical coordinator. Specifies that annual licensure and accreditation fees are to be deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund for costs of the program. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3203?

SAN BUENAVENTURA is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3203.

Description

Establishes the Statewide Air Medical Services Program within the Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Systems Branch to coordinate and strengthen air medical services. Establishes the positions of an air medical director, an air medical program manager, and an air medical coordinator. Specifies that annual licensure and accreditation fees are to be deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund for costs of the program. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-06-04 — Act 084, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-04

    Act 084, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-04

    Act 084, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  4. 2026-05-08

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).

    passage

  5. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

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  8. 2026-05-06

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 239-26).

  9. 2026-05-06

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-08-26.

  10. 2026-05-06

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 239-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-08-26.

  12. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:45PM in conference room 329.

  15. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 4:10PM; Conference Room 329.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 329.

  17. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-24

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 742).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-24

    House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  20. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.

  21. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 759).

    introduction,receipt

  22. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  23. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  25. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2093-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. 2026-04-07

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

  27. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1503-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  29. 2026-03-30

    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) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  30. 2026-03-25

    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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  33. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 16

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  34. 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.

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  35. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 121).

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  36. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2730) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  37. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  38. 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

  39. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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  40. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  41. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2344) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  42. 2026-02-18

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  43. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  44. 2026-02-09

    The committee(s) on HHS has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  45. 2026-02-08

    The committee(s) on HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:05PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  46. 2026-02-05

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  47. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

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  48. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  49. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • 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.

    2026-03-25 · 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, UNAMENDED.

    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

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Alcos: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-08 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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