What does Hawaii House Bill HB 1618 do?

Apr 29, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 11:00AM in conference room 325.
Apr 28, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 11:00AM in conference room 325.
Apr 27, 2026 | House
- Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).
- Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 11:00AM in conference room 325.
Apr 24, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; McKelvey, DeCoite Co-Chairs.
Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
Apr 20, 2026 | House
- House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Perruso Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
Apr 17, 2026 | Senate
- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
Apr 16, 2026 | House
- House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Apr 14, 2026 | House
- Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 591) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lamosao, Richards. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from AEN/HHS/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3726) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kidani, Wakai ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on AEN/HHS/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-09-26 10:20AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Re-Referred to AEN/HHS/WAM.
Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- The committee on EDT deferred the measure.
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCoite; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
- 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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.
Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on AEN/HHS/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to AEN/HHS/EDT, WAM.
Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 29).
- Passed First Reading.
Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 874-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
Mar 02, 2026 | House
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 388-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).
Feb 05, 2026 | House
- The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1
Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Prefiled.

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