# Hawaii HB 1546: RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Hawaii HB 1546, RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:20PM in conference room 329.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1546
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:20PM in conference room 329.
- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: DHS, DCCA, Health Coverage Continuity Pilot Program, Medicaid, Subsidies, Waivers, Vouchers, Portability, Reports, Appropriation, CPN, WAM
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (176 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a 3-year Health Coverage Continuity Pilot Program within the Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to assist individuals who have lost Medicaid health insurance coverage and lack access to other health insurance options. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to contract with a nonprofit health insurer or community-based organization to operate the Pilot Program under certain circumstances. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to issue premium subsidies in certain circumstances. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:20PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-30: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:00PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 2:00PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-28: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 2:00PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 737). (House)
- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Matayoshi, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Garcia. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 582) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3688) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: 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, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3318) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Re-Referred to CPN, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 17). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 825-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-02-26: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 670-26), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-18: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 220-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-10: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-05: The committee(s) on HSH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-10-26 at 10:30AM. (House)
- 2026-02-05: Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-10-26 10:30AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-15: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_SD2_.pdf)
- HB1546_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1546_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1546_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_SD2_.pdf)
- [HB1546_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1546_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1546_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1546_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1546-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).