# Hawaii SB 1252: RELATING TO DEMENTIA.

Hawaii SB 1252, RELATING TO DEMENTIA., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Donna Mercado Kim (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-03 (Act 283, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1386).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1252
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO DEMENTIA.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-07-03, Act 283, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1386).
- Sponsor: Donna Mercado Kim (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: JABSOM, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Training, Curriculum, Workforce Development, Positions, Reports, Appropriations, HED, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (211 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish positions within the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine's Department of Geriatric Medicine to coordinate and incorporate training on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia for health care providers into existing University of Hawaii programs; and review, update, and develop a dementia curriculum to be incorporated into existing University of Hawaii programs with the goal of establishing a local, informed dementia workforce. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donna Mercado Kim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: AQUINO
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lynn DeCoite (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kurt Fevella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joy A. San Buenaventura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 45 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (52)

- 2025-07-03: Act 283, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1386). (Senate)
- 2025-07-03: Act 283, on 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1386). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (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; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:00PM in Conference Room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 229. (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: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Holt, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica, Miyake. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 197). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 197) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 1:30PM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 1:30PM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Holt Co-Chairs; La Chica, Miyake, Souza. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Aquino Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 825). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 600). (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1966), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1413) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-19: The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Woodson. (House)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on HED recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-25. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 03-14-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) McKelvey). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 287) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1068) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 228) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to HRE, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1386_.PDF)
- SB1252_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_CD1_.HTM)
- SB1252_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1252_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_SD1_.HTM)
- SB1252_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_SD2_.HTM)

## 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/SB1252_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1386_.PDF)
- [SB1252_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB1252_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1252_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB1252_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1252_SD2_.HTM)

## 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-SB1252-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).