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SB1419HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Act 253, Session Laws Of Hawaii 2023.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Updates the name of the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program established by Act 253, SLH 2023, by replacing the term "visually impaired" with the term "low vision" and clarifies the pilot program's implementation timeframes. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Related measures

  • HB1100— Same As
  • SB1419— 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. HD1by HSH
  4. HD2by FIN

Companion measures: HB1100, SB1419. 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. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  4. House HSH committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 1 no · 2 excused

  6. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    14 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    47 aye · 1 no · 2 excused

Senate members along the path

10 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

27 more House members only counted as floor ayes

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. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HHS, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.

  6. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 328) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  8. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:26AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  10. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 947) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

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

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 326) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 19

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 03-13-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  18. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1342) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-28-25.

  22. Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-28-25 1:59PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

  24. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1982) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.

  26. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  27. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 687).

  28. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  29. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).

  30. House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Olds, Templo, Garcia.

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

  32. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Aquino Co-Chair; Fevella.

  33. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 876).

  34. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  35. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  37. House Conferee(s) discharged.

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

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