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HB1541HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Department Of Health.

Last status update May 28, 2026

What this measure contains

Exempts certain positions in the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health and Hawaii State Hospital from civil service. Authorizes the Director of Health to appoint two additional associate administrators and two project managers for the Hawaii State Hospital or a secure psychiatric rehabilitation facility. Requires the Department of Health to convert certain positions in the Hawaii State Hospital to civil service no later than 6/30/2031. (CD1)

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Bill text and versions

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Related measures

  • SB3273— Same As

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by HLT
  3. HD2by LAB
  4. SD1by HHS
  5. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: SB3273. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House HLT committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

  3. House LAB committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    5 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    47 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    12 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    45 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  7. Labor and Technology (LBT) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  8. Health and Human Services (HHS) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  9. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    10 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  10. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  11. House conference managers on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  12. Senate conference managers on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  13. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  14. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    49 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1541
MemberLBT
HD2		HHS
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at Ways and Means (WAM) (SD1)Dropped reservations at Senate third reading (SD1)
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Les IharaSD-010ExcusedAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at Senate third reading (SD1)
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024ExcusedAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at Senate third reading (SD1)
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
7 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLBT
HD2		HHS
HD2		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1541
MemberHLT
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039NoAyeNoNoNo → Aye at House report adoption (HD2)Aye → No at House third reading (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041Aye*Aye*Aye*Aye*Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House conference managers (SD1)
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye*Aye*AyeAye*AyeDropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*Aye*Aye*Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye*AyeAyeAyeAyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye*ExcusedAyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
24 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHLT
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HLT, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Hartsfield, Marten, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato, Olds, Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 51-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

  10. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 647-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 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, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 855-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 16).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to HHS/LBT, WAM.

  19. The committee(s) on HHS/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  20. The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Moriwaki.

  21. 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, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.

  22. Reported from HHS/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3330) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  24. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. The 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, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  26. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3632) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  28. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  29. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 521) in amended form (SD 1).

  30. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Sayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Elefante, Kanuha Co-Chairs.

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

  36. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.

  37. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.

  38. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Sayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  39. The 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, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  40. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 167-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  41. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  42. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 167-26).

  43. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  44. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  45. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).

  46. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  47. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  48. Transmitted to Governor.

  49. Act 057, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157).

  50. Act 057, on 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1157).

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