# Hawaii SB 107: RELATING TO MEDICAL INFORMED CONSENT.

Hawaii SB 107, RELATING TO MEDICAL INFORMED CONSENT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Karl Rhoads (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-01-27 (The committee on HHS deferred the measure.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB107-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 107
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO MEDICAL INFORMED CONSENT.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-01-27, The committee on HHS deferred the measure.
- Sponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Medical Informed Consent, Timing, Hawaii Medical Board, Standards, HHS, CPN
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Hawaii Medical Board to establish standards for health care providers to ensure that a patient's consent to treatment is an informed consent. Requires that informed consent for a proposed medical or surgical treatment or a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure shall be obtained before the day of that treatment or procedure. Specifies that if the treatment or procedure is to occur on the same day it is scheduled, the informed consent shall be obtained at the time the decision is made to schedule that treatment or procedure.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-01-27: The committee on HHS deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-27-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to HHS, CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB107_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB107_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB107_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB107_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB107-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).