Hawaii 2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced

HB 1161 — 4/17/26 HB1161: Re-Referred to TRS/EIG, WAM.

Last action — Re-Referred to TRS/EIG, WAM.

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-Referred to TRS/EIG, WAM.

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

  3. House Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  5. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  6. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  7. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 225.

  8. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 3:30PM in Conference Room 411.

  9. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:00PM in Conference Room 411.

  10. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 12:30PM in Conference Room 329.

  11. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.

  12. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  13. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  14. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  15. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 10:35AM; Conference Room 329.

  16. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 9:00AM in conference room 329.

  17. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).

  18. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Chun, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Miyake, Muraoka.

  19. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

  20. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Wakai, DeCoite Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  21. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  22. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  23. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 740) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Kim). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  25. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  26. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1829) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  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.

  28. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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

  30. Reported from TCA/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1315) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  31. The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

  32. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  33. The committee(s) on EIG deferred the measure until 03-18-25 3:02PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  34. The committee(s) on TCA deferred the measure until 03-18-25 3:02PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

  35. The committee(s) on TCA/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  36. Referred to TCA/EIG, WAM.

  37. Passed First Reading.

  38. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 150).

  39. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

  40. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 934), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  41. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.

  42. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

  44. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 614) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  45. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

  46. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

  48. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 117) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  49. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.

  50. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 01-30-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  51. Referred to TRN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

  52. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  53. Pending introduction.

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 77 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (77)

77 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed Third Reading

Passed 24 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 0100
Total 0100
% of votes cast 0%100%0%0%
How each member voted (1)
Member Party Vote
Kim — Nay

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Subjects

healthcare education
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