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SB1279HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Pharmacists.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Authorizes a registered pharmacist under contract with a covered entity for purposes of the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to supervise the filling or receipt of a prescription via telehealth in certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Related measures

  • HB561— Same As
  • SB1279— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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. SD1by HHS
  3. SD2by CPN
  4. HD1by HLT

Companion measures: HB561, SB1279. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Health and Human Services (HHS) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  2. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House HLT committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 0 no · 5 excused

  6. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    5 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. House third reading on HD1: Passed

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB1279
MemberHHS
Introduced		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004ExcusedAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
16 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
Introduced		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB1279
MemberHLT
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcused
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022ExcusedAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)
Jeanne KapelaHD-005ExcusedExcused
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048ExcusedAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcusedAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Gene WardHD-018Excused
29 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHLT
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
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 passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HHS, CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

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

  6. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 516) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

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

  8. The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  9. 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, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

  10. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 741) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  12. 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.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 291) in amended form (SD 2).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 19

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 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, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  18. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1419) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  19. Passed 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

  22. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1971), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  23. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  24. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 603).

  25. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

  27. House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  28. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).

  29. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella.

  30. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).

  31. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329.

  32. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  33. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  34. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  35. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  36. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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