# Hawaii HB 1349: RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Hawaii HB 1349, RELATING TO MEDICAID., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY; status passed house, last action 2025-03-17 (The committee(s) on HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-17-25 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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- As of: 2026-10-28
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1349
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO MEDICAID.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-03-17, The committee(s) on HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-17-25 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
- Sponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: DHS, Medicaid Coverage, Children's Health Insurance Program, Pregnant Persons, Children, Immigration Status, Appropriation, HHS, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to authorize Medicaid coverage through the Children's Health Insurance Program to income-qualified pregnant persons and children regardless of immigration status. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-17: The committee(s) on HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-17-25 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 166). (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to HHS, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 972), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-24: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 413) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-02-06: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-06-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1349_HD1_.pdf)
- HB1349_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1349_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1349_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1349_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1349_HD1_.pdf)
- [HB1349_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1349_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1349_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1349_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1349-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).