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SB2340HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Community Care Foster Family Homes.

Last status update Jul 7, 2026

What this measure contains

Clarifies that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who meet an intermediate care facility or nursing facility level of care shall not be denied residency in a certified community care foster family home solely because of their disability or enrollment in a specific Medicaid waiver program. Requires the Department of Health to provide technical assistance and training to community care foster family homes. (CD1)

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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 JDC
  4. HD1by HSH
  5. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB1731. 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

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

  2. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 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 HSH committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  7. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  9. Senate conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  10. House conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  11. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  12. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

16 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, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 02-13-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  7. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2421) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  9. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3092) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  13. 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.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 213) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to HLT/HSH, FIN, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HSH on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 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, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  19. 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, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  20. Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1501-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  24. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2091-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  26. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 645).

  27. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  28. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  29. House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.

  30. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

  31. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella.

  32. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

  33. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 3:15PM in conference room 329.

  34. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:15PM in conference room 329.

  35. 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, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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

  37. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 152-26).

  38. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  39. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 152-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

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

  42. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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

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

  45. Enrolled to Governor.

  46. Act 199, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301).

  47. Act 199, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301).

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