# Hawaii HB 2558: RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.

Hawaii HB 2558, RELATING TO TELEHEALTH., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Lauren Matsumoto (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-12 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 437).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2558
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 437).
- Sponsor: Lauren Matsumoto (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Telehealth, Out-of-State Physicians, Physician-Patient Relationship, HHS/CPN, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (119 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Authorizes out-of-state physicians who are licensed and in good standing in the state in which they reside to provide an initial consultation via telehealth to a patient located in the State, under certain conditions. Clarifies that a physician-patient relationship may be established with an out-of-state physician via telehealth under certain circumstances. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lauren Matsumoto (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Diamond Garcia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Hussey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Pierick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Garner M. Shimizu (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin H. Woodson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 437). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1067-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-03-03: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. (House)
- 2026-02-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 349-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-11: 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 6 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_HD2_.pdf)
- HB2558_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2558_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_HD2_.pdf)
- [HB2558_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2558_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2558_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2558-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).