# Hawaii HB 700: RELATING TO COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS. Hawaii HB 700, RELATING TO COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Cory M. Chun (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-03 (Act 286, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1389).) (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB700-2025 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HB 700 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) - Title: RELATING TO COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-07-03, Act 286, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1389). - Sponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 14 - Subjects: Cognitive Assessments, Medicare Beneficiaries, Annual Wellness Visits, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Dementia Data Pilot Program, Reporting Requirements, Executive Office on Aging, HHS, WAM/CPN - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (228 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Establishes, with certain exceptions, standardized cognitive assessments for qualified Medicare beneficiaries. Establishes a two-year Dementia Data Pilot Program within the Executive Office on Aging to collect and analyze cognitive assessment data. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to report de-identified aggregated data to the Legislature. (CD1) ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: LAMOSAO - Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (50) - 2025-07-03: Act 286, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1389). (Senate) - 2025-07-03: Act 286, on 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1389). (House) - 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House) - 2025-04-25: Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Hashimoto discharged as Chair. Senator San Buenaventura added as Chair. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 879). (House) - 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Chun, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House) - 2025-04-25: 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, Moriwaki, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 252) as amended in (CD 1). (House) - 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House) - 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 252). (Senate) - 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 4:30PM in conference room 329. (House) - 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 4:30PM in conference room 329. (House) - 2025-04-22: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 4:30PM in conference room 329. (House) - 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto Chair; Moriwaki, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 850). (House) - 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Chun, Garcia. (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, as amended (SD 2). 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. 663) in amended form (SD 2). (House) - 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1836) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate) - 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: 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, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1145) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/CPN. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 117). (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Referred to HHS, WAM/CPN. (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 951), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House) - 2025-02-28: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House) - 2025-02-21: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Lee, M., Alcos, Ward. (House) - 2025-02-19: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-02-12: Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 511) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House) - 2025-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). (House) - 2025-02-07: 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, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House) - 2025-02-07: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House) - 2025-02-04: Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HSH on Friday, 02-07-25 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House) - 2025-01-21: Referred to HLT/HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House) - 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_CD1_.pdf) - HB700_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_CD1_.HTM) - HB700_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_HD1_.HTM) - HB700_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_SD1_.HTM) - HB700_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_SD2_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1389_.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/HB700_CD1_.pdf) - [HB700_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_CD1_.HTM) - [HB700_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_HD1_.HTM) - [HB700_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_SD1_.HTM) - [HB700_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_SD2_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB700_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1389_.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) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB700-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).