HB 1700
  • Introduced
    Jan 20, 2026
  • Passed House
    Mar 06, 2026
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 1700
Hawaii House Bill
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Senate • Mar 19, 2026: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.
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Feb 06, 2026, House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
YES: 9
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 9

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
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    Feb 06, 2026, House
    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
    YES: 9
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 0
    YES: 9

    NO: 0

      OTHER: 0
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      Feb 11, 2026, House
      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) Holt excused (1).
      YES: 50
      NO: 0
      OTHER: 1
      YES: 50

      NO: 0

        EXCUSED: 1

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        Feb 26, 2026, House
        The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
        YES: 8
        NO: 0
        OTHER: 2
        YES: 8

        NO: 0

          EXCUSED: 2

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          Mar 06, 2026, House
          Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
          YES: 48
          NO: 0
          OTHER: 3
          YES: 48

          NO: 0

            EXCUSED: 3

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            Mar 19, 2026, Senate
            The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
            YES: 3
            NO: 0
            OTHER: 2
            YES: 3

            NO: 0

              EXCUSED: 2

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              Mar 19, 2026, Senate
              The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
              YES: 3
              NO: 0
              OTHER: 2
              YES: 3

              NO: 0

                EXCUSED: 2

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                Mar 19, 2026, Senate
                The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
                YES: 4
                NO: 0
                OTHER: 1
                YES: 4

                NO: 0

                  EXCUSED: 1

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                  • Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
                    • The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.
                    • The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
                    • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.
                  • Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
                    • The committee(s) on EIG/HHS/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
                  • Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
                    • Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 148).
                    • Passed First Reading.
                    • Referred to EIG/HHS/HOU, JDC.
                  • Mar 06, 2026 | House
                    • Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 988-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
                    • Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
                  • Feb 26, 2026 | House
                    • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.
                  • Feb 24, 2026 | House
                    • Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
                  • Feb 11, 2026 | House
                    • Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 176-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
                    • 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) Holt excused (1).
                  • Feb 06, 2026 | House
                    • The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
                    • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
                  • Feb 03, 2026 | House
                    • Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG/WAL on Friday, 02-06-26 8:45AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
                  • Jan 26, 2026 | House
                    • Referred to HSG/WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1
                  • Jan 21, 2026 | House
                    • Introduced and Pass First Reading.
                  • Jan 20, 2026 | House
                    • Prefiled.
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