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SB2425HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Health Insurance.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to honor a patient's written assignment of benefits to a substance use disorder treatment provider. Prohibits health insurance policies, plans, contracts, and agreements from including anti-assignment clauses that restrict or invalidate a patient's right to assign benefits. Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to adopt rules and take enforcement action to ensure compliance. Deems violations to be unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance. Requires insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to furnish an explanation of benefits to the assigned provider upon request. Effective 1/30/2050. (HD1)

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Related measures

  • HB1698— Same As
  • HB2209— 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. SD1by CPN
  3. SD2by JDC
  4. HD1by HLT

Companion measures: HB1698, HB2209. 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 the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2425
MemberHHS
Introduced		CPN
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
14 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
Introduced		CPN
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2425
MemberHLT
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoAyeNo → Aye at House second reading (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036ExcusedAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039No
Sean QuinlanHD-047Excused
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
39 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHLT
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026Aye
Cory ChunHD-035Aye
Elle CochranHD-014Aye
Luke EvslinHD-016Aye
Andrew GarrettHD-022Aye
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020Aye
Mark HashemHD-019Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031Aye
Greggor IlaganHD-004Aye
Kim IwamotoHD-025Aye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006Aye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005Aye
Darius KilaHD-044Aye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048Aye
Sam KongHD-033Aye
Matthias KuschHD-001Aye
Trish La ChicaHD-037Aye
Mike LeeHD-050Aye
Nicole LowenHD-007Aye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049Aye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010Aye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017Aye
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015Aye
Amy PerrusoHD-046Aye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021Aye
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye
Adrian TamHD-024Aye
David TarnasHD-008Aye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030Aye
Chris ToddHD-003Aye
Justin WoodsonHD-009Aye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012Aye

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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 229 & 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, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  6. 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.

  7. Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2432) 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. 3024) 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. 237) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to HLT, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:00AM 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: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hartsfield.

  19. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1282-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

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

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

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