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HB1546HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Health Insurance.

Last status update Mar 5, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes a 3-year Health Coverage Continuity Pilot Program within the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to assist individuals who have lost Medicaid health insurance coverage and lack access to other health insurance options. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to contract with a nonprofit health insurer or community-based organization to operate the Pilot Program under certain circumstances. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to issue premium subsidies in certain circumstances. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

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  • SB2087— 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 HSH
  3. SD1by CPN
  4. SD2by WAM

Companion measure: SB2087. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    7 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  3. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    9 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

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

  5. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    15 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  8. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    12 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1546
MemberCPN
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025ExcusedAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
7 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPN
HD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1546
MemberHSH
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Elijah PierickHD-039Aye*AyeNoAyeDropped reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Aye → No at House report adoption (HD1)No → Aye at House third reading (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041Aye*Aye*Aye*Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*Aye*AyeAye*Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD1)Added reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeExcusedAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeExcused
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
19 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSH
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

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

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Legislative history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee(s) on HSH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-10-26 at 10:30AM.

  6. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-10-26 10:30AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  8. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 220-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

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

  10. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

  12. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 670-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  13. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  14. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 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: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  16. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 825-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  17. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  18. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 17).

  19. Passed First Reading.

  20. Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.

  21. Re-Referred to CPN, WAM.

  22. The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  24. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3318) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

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

  27. 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, 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..

  28. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3688) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  29. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  30. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  31. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 582) in amended form (SD 2).

  32. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  33. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  34. House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Matayoshi, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Garcia.

  35. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

  36. Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Awa.

  37. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 737).

  38. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  39. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  41. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  42. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:20PM in conference room 329.

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