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HB1898HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Health.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Specifies that no person is subject to liability for providing clinical preventive services in accordance with Department of Health recommendations. Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and plans established by the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust to provide coverage for clinical preventive services. Authorizes the Department of Health to make recommendations relating to clinical preventive services and issue standing orders for medications and immunizations. Clarifies that, for coverage for child health supervision services, the prevailing medical standards include recommendations by the Department of Health. Specifies that coverage for clinical preventive services shall not be denied on the basis of medical necessity or subject to prior authorization. Specifies that a registered pharmacist may order a vaccine in accordance with the recommendations from the Department of Health. Exempts this measure from an Auditor impact assessment report. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)

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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 CPC
  4. SD1by CPN

Companion measure: SB3057. 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

    7 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    42 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 3 no · 0 excused

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

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

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    41 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 8 no · 0 excused

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

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

  6. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

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

  8. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, unamended

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

  9. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1898
MemberHHS
HD2		CPN
HD2		WAM
SD1		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeNoNoAye → No at Ways and Means (WAM) (SD1)
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006ExcusedAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
2 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
HD2		CPN
HD2		WAM
SD1		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1898
MemberHLT
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Darius KilaHD-044Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041NoNoNo
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNo
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoExcusedNo
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
25 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHLT
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-11-26 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: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 366-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The 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, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

  10. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1069-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 316).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM.

  16. The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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

  18. The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-24-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  19. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  20. Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3235) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

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

  22. The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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

  24. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  25. Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3780) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  26. One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  27. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  28. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 640) in amended form (SD 1).

  29. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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

  31. Re-referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Matayoshi, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Garcia.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; McKelvey, Rhoads, Moriwaki Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 741).

  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. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:38PM in Conference Room 329.

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