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HI SB 49

died on adjournment

RELATING TO TERMINAL ILLNESSES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Authorizes manufacturers of investigational drugs or biological products that are pending approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration to make the drugs or products available to terminally ill patients under certain conditions. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Status date
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Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-07

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-07

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 90) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.

  4. 2025-01-29

    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

  5. 2025-01-24

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. 2025-01-16

    Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  8. 2025-01-08

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-29 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=49&year=2026

Attribution

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