Relating To Mental Health.
Last status update Mar 6, 2026
What this measure contains
Establishes the Mental Health Emerging Therapies Task Force within the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine to prepare the State for the integration of breakthrough therapies, expansion of pathways for clinical trials and clinical research, and development of policy recommendations for safe, ethical, and culturally informed implementation of emerging therapies. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 1/30/2050. (HD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 26, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 19, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 24, 2026
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.
- Introduced
- SD1by HHS
- HD1by HLT
Decision stages
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Health and Human Services (HHS) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call
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Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended
12 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Senate third reading on SD1: Passed
24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
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House HLT committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused
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House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended
15 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
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House third reading on HD1: Passed
49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
Senate members along the path
| Member | HHS Introduced | WAM SD1 | Third reading SD1 | Change along the path |
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| Lynn DecoiteSD-007 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Donovan CruzSD-017 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | Aye | Excused | Aye | |
| Troy HashimotoSD-005 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Les IharaSD-010 | Excused | |||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |
| Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Michelle KidaniSD-018 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Donna KimSD-014 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Angus McKelveySD-006 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Sharon MoriwakiSD-012 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Tim RichardsSD-004 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002 | Aye | Aye | ||
| Glenn WakaiSD-015 | Aye | Aye |
8 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | HHS Introduced | WAM SD1 | Third reading SD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenton AwaSD-023 | Aye | |||
| Stanley ChangSD-009 | Aye | |||
| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | |||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Aye | |||
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Aye | |||
| Mike GabbardSD-021 | Aye | |||
| Ronald KouchiSD-008 | Aye | |||
| Karl RhoadsSD-013 | Aye |
House members along the path
| Member | HLT SD1 | Second reading HD1 | FIN HD1 | Third reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye | Excused | |||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Excused | Aye | |||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Excused | Aye | ||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Excused | Aye | Aye | ||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
27 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | HLT SD1 | Second reading HD1 | FIN HD1 | Third reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Aye | |||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | Aye |
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
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Introduced.
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Passed First Reading.
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Referred to HHS, WAM.
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The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
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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.
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Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2551) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
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Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2856) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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One Day Notice 03-06-26.
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Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
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Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 119) in amended form (SD 1).
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Pass First Reading
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Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 16
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Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1399-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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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) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
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Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
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Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2007-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
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Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 528).
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Senate disagrees with House amendments.
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Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
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Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella.
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Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 740).
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House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.
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Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).
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Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 329.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 329.