# Hawaii SB 2089: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Hawaii SB 2089, RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:05PM in conference room 329.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2089
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-05-01, Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:05PM in conference room 329.
- Sponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: DHS, Medicaid, Prospective Payment System, Reimbursement, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Professionals, Rules, HSH, CPC, FIN
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (161 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Expands the services eligible for Medicaid Prospective Payment System reimbursement to include certain services furnished by a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic and provided by mental health professionals under the clinical supervision of a licensed mental health professional. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt rules for this purpose and seek federal approvals as necessary. Specifies that implementation is contingent upon and only to the extent approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lynn DeCoite (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lorraine R. Inouye (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon Y. Moriwaki (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joy A. San Buenaventura (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-05-01: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:05PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-30: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:45PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 1:45PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; McKelvey. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723). (House)
- 2026-04-20: Re-referred to HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30 (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Matayoshi, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Olds, Alcos. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 620). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2119-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26. (House)
- 2026-04-09: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-07: Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 04-09-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-31: The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (House)
- 2026-03-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1402-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2026-03-25: 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) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2). (House)
- 2026-03-19: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-17: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to HSH, CPC, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 165) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2904) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: One Day Notice 03-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2196) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Referred to HHS, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_.PDF)
- SB2089_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2089_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_HD2_.HTM)
- SB2089_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_.PDF)
- [SB2089_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2089_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB2089_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2089_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2089-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).