# Hawaii SB 1411: RELATING TO MEDICAID THIRD PARTY LIABILITY.

Hawaii SB 1411, RELATING TO MEDICAID THIRD PARTY LIABILITY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Act 059, 05/15/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1411
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO MEDICAID THIRD PARTY LIABILITY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Act 059, 05/15/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159).
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Medicaid, Third-Party Liability, Medical Assistance Program Claims, HLT, CPC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (147 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Clarifies third-party liability provisions for medical assistance program claims for payment as required under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 46 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2025-05-15: Act 059, 05/15/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159). (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Act 059, on 05/15/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159). (House)
- 2025-04-23: Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 871). (House)
- 2025-04-23: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-08-25 in disagreeing to the House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-23-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: One Day Notice 04-23-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 857). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 609). (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: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1778) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25. (House)
- 2025-03-25: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1423) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-03-21: 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, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-19: 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)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: 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)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 324) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 739) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 515) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to HHS, CPN. (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/SB1411_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1159_.PDF)
- SB1411_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1411_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1411_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_SD1_.HTM)
- SB1411_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_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/SB1411_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1159_.PDF)
- [SB1411_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1411_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1411_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB1411_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1411_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-SB1411-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).