# Hawaii HB 2576: RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Hawaii HB 2576, RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Act 042, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2576
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Act 042, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142).
- Sponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: DOH, Healthcare Facilities, Background Checks, Applicants, Operators, HHS, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (210 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Clarifies and streamlines background check requirements for healthcare facility applicants, operators, and direct patient access employees. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New fees and penalties for healthcare screening: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2026, facilities may pass required fingerprint-check and name-check fees to applicants, operators, and direct patient access employees. A facility run from a private home may also charge adults who live there and are not clients. The law does not set fee amounts. The Department of…
- Healthcare workers face new screening rules: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2026, applicants, operators, and direct patient access workers at covered healthcare facilities must complete required background checks. Checks cover people with access to patients, clients, or their records and property; some people with only incidental, limited, or supervised ac…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (44)

- 2026-05-26: Act 042, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142). (Senate)
- 2026-05-26: Act 042, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-04-29: 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, Rhoads, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 77-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 77-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:45PM; CR 329. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; McKelvey. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 738). (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (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. 704) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3808) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3173) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 438). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to HHS, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1147-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-02-24: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 557-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-13: 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, Marten, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Olds, Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to HLT, JHA, 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/HB2576_CD1_.pdf)
- HB2576_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_CD1_.HTM)
- HB2576_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2576_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_HD2_.HTM)
- HB2576_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_SD1_.HTM)
- HB2576_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1142_.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/HB2576_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB2576_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB2576_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2576_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB2576_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB2576_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2576_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1142_.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-HB2576-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).