Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1079
RELATING TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- NAKAMURA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Directs the Office of Wellness and Resilience to collaborate with the Department of Human Services to, either directly or by contract, design, administer, and implement a program for trauma-informed organizational assessments and a training curriculum for the Department of Human Services Child Welfare Services Branch staff. Appropriates funds. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 19, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 24, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 4, 2025 House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 21, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 23, 2025 · House
Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 3 - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 4, 2025 · House
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 260) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4). - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 24, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 970), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 144). - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to HHS, WAM. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21. - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
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. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1242) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1791) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
One Day Notice 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 726) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 10, 2025 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). - Apr 21, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Kapela, Olds, Garcia. - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 783). - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 1:51PM in conference room 329. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 875). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). - Apr 1, 2026 · House
House Conferee(s) discharged. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).