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SB3025HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Medical Debt.

Last status update Jul 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to develop, implement, and administer a Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness Program to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt for residents of the State, subject to the availability of program funds. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (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 WAM
  4. HD1by HLT
  5. HD2by CPC
  6. HD3by FIN
  7. CD1by Conference

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, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

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

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

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

  8. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    44 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 4 excused

  9. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD3

    14 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  10. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    48 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  11. Senate conference managers on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  12. House conference managers on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  13. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  14. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB3025
MemberHHS
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD3		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeExcusedAyeExcusedAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024ExcusedAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
9 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD3		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB3025
MemberHSH
SD2		HLT
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Conference
HD3		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye*Aye*NoAyeAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD3)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeNoAye*AyeAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)No → Aye with reservations at House third reading (HD3)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
David AlcosHD-041ExcusedExcusedAyeAyeAye*AyeExcusedAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeExcusedAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
17 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSH
SD2		HLT
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Conference
HD3		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye

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, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 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, McKelvey, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.

  6. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2574) 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 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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 ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  10. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2952) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  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. 344) in amended form (SD 2).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH/HLT on Tuesday, 03-17-26 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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  18. The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  19. Reported from HSH/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1244-26) 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; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pierick; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  23. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1539-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  24. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Pierick voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  27. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2098-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  29. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  30. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 728).

  31. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Matayoshi, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Garcia.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  35. Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  36. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 742).

  37. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  38. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  39. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:00PM in conference room 329.

  41. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  42. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Matayoshi, Hartsfield; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

  43. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 205-26).

  44. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  45. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 205-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

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

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

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

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

  51. Enrolled to Governor.

  52. Act 220, 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322).

  53. Act 220, on 07/09/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1322).

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