HawaiiSB 13232025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)Senate

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Sponsored By: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)

Passed House

Summary

Adopts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (2023), as modified, to replace existing chapters related to advance health care directives and advance mental health care directives. (CD1)

Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (Modified)Advance Health Care DirectivesAdvance Mental Health Care DirectivesHLT, JHA

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ronald D. Kouchi

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Recommitted to Conference Committee.

    4/30/2025Senate
  2. Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey excused.

    4/30/2025House
  3. 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, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    4/24/2025Senate
  4. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Poepoe, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    4/24/2025House
  5. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 88).

    4/24/2025Senate
  6. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.

    4/24/2025Senate
  7. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 88) as amended in (CD 1).

    4/24/2025House
  8. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.

    4/24/2025House
  9. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329.

    4/23/2025Senate
  10. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 3:30PM; Conference Room 329.

    4/22/2025Senate
  11. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).

    4/15/2025Senate
  12. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella.

    4/15/2025Senate
  13. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

    4/15/2025House
  14. House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Garcia.

    4/14/2025House
  15. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 605).

    4/8/2025Senate
  16. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    4/8/2025Senate
  17. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

    4/8/2025House
  18. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    4/4/2025House
  19. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1780) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

    4/2/2025House
  20. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25.

    4/2/2025House
  21. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.

    3/25/2025House
  22. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1421) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

    3/21/2025House
  23. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

    3/21/2025House
  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/21/2025House
  25. 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.

    3/19/2025House

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