# Hawaii HB 423: RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Hawaii HB 423, RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-25 (Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 016.) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 423
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-25, Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 016.
- Sponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Workers' Compensation, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Certified Providers, Automatic Approval, LAB, CPC, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of rehabilitation services. Requires providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational plan no later than ninety days after submitting an initial evaluation report, with certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House

## Actions (40)

- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:00AM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). (House)
- 2025-04-14: Re-referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 31 (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Kapela, Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 634) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1824) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-25 10:46AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1171) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 234). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to LBT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1044) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House)
- 2025-02-20: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Lowen, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-02-19: The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-20-25 2:00PM. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 474) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-06: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_SD1_.pdf)
- HB423_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_HD1_.HTM)
- HB423_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_HD2_.HTM)
- HB423_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB423_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB423_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB423_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB423_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB423-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).