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SB3164HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Child Welfare Service Organizations.

Last status update Jan 28, 2026

What this measure contains

Eliminates joint and several liability for child welfare service organizations by limiting liability to each organization's percentage share of damages. (SD1)

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Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by CPN

Decision stages

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

    3 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

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

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB3164
MemberHHS
Introduced		CPN
Introduced		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye*
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006ExcusedExcused
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.

  4. Re-Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC.

  5. The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on HHS/CPN deferred the measure until 02-18-26 10:06AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. 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, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

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

  9. Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2632) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

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

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