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SB847HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Psychologists.

Last status update Jul 16, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes a three-year pilot program in the County of Kauai and County of Hawaii to allow qualified psychologists under the supervision of a supervising physician or psychiatrist limited authority to prescribe certain psychotropic medications to patients between the ages of 18 and 65 years under the care of the psychologist. Requires the Board of Psychology to adopt rules. Requires the State Health Planning and Development Agency to report to the Legislature. (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 CPN
  4. HD1by HLT
  5. HD2by CPC
  6. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: SB847. 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

    3 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  2. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    21 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

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

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

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 2 excused

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

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

  7. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    47 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 2 no · 1 excused

  8. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  9. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  10. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

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

  11. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    44 aye · 7 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB847
MemberHHS
Introduced		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoAyeNo → Aye at Senate final reading (CD1)
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at Senate third reading (SD2)
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye*AyeDropped reservations at Senate final reading (CD1)
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye*AyeAyeAyeAyeDropped reservations at Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) (SD1)
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019ExcusedAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye*Aye*
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye*AyeDropped reservations at Senate final reading (CD1)
13 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
Introduced		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB847
MemberHLT
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye*NoNoNoAye with reservations → No at House second reading (HD1)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*Aye*NoAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House final reading (CD1)
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye*NoNoAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*Aye*AyeAyeAyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Andrew GarrettHD-022ExcusedAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcusedAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
27 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHLT
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

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.

  4. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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

  7. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2198) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

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

  9. The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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

  11. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2909) 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, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Wakai. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 140) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 03-20-26 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, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  19. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1348-26) 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 Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  23. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 04-09-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. 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, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Kong; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  25. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2117-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  27. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Kong voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  28. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 606).

  29. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  31. House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Garcia.

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

  33. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kanuha Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Fevella.

  34. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).

  35. Senate Conferees Changed: Senator San Buenaventura added as Chair. Senator Fevella discharged as Conferee. Senator Kanuha discharged as Chair; Added as Member.

  36. Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 736).

  37. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:45PM; CR 329.

  38. 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, Keohokalole, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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

  40. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 94-26).

  41. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  42. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 94-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

  44. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

  45. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Grandinetti, Hashem, Hussey, Iwamoto, Kong, Perruso voting no (7) and none excused (0).

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

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

  48. Enrolled to Governor.

  49. Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 266, 07/16/2026, (Gov. Msg. No. 1370).

  50. Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 266, 07/16/2026, (Gov. Msg. No. 1370).

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