RELATING TO THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
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What it does
Official summary
Amends the functions and responsibilities of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Adds a new definition of "health care" for the purposes of health planning and resource development and health care cost control. Increase the certificate of need exemption threshold for bed changes to up to thirty per cent of existing licensed beds.
More detail
Exempts health care facilities or services operated by the Department of Health from certificate of need requirements. (CD1)
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
Passed Senate
4To Governor
Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
May 27Act 049, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1149).Latest
May 27Act 049, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1149).Became Law
May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
May 7Transmitted to Governor.
May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Major
May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 100-26) as amended in (CD 1).
May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 100-26).
May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
Apr 29The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 29The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Matayoshi, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Apr 28Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:45PM; CR 329.
Apr 23Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).Minor
Apr 22Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.
Apr 20Re-referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30Minor
Apr 20Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Minor
Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).Minor
Apr 14House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
Apr 10Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 10Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 555) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 9Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3631) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Apr 9One Day Notice 04-10-26.
Apr 6The 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, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 1The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Mar 25Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3177) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 25Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
Mar 18The 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, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 13The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
Mar 12Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 396).Minor
Mar 12Passed First Reading.Minor
Mar 12Referred to HHS, WAM.Minor
Mar 10Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 6Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1065-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Mar 6Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
Mar 3The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 27Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 18Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 363-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 18Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Minor
Feb 13The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 10Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.