Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1515
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- MATAYOSHI (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- LEE
- M.
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- TEMPLO (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer in order to assess the employee's ability to return to work. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. (CD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 Senate | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 28, 2026 House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 28, 2026 Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 14, 2026 Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 9, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 23, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 1 - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 17, 2026 · House
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 632-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
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) Quinlan excused (1). - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 26, 2026 · House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1051-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
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. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 235). - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to LBT, WAM. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3352) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 9, 2026 · 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3708) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 04-14-26. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 577) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 16, 2026 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 17, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Re-referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30 - Apr 20, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Kapela, Garcia. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Lamosao. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717). - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 8:45AM in conference room 016. - Apr 24, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 9:00AM in conference room 016. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 9:00AM in conference room 016. - Apr 28, 2026 · House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M., Kapela, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
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) Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 34-26) as amended in (CD 1). - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 34-26). - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26 - May 1, 2026 · House
Deferred one day 05-06-26. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). - May 5, 2026 · House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814). - May 6, 2026 · House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). - May 7, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor. - Jun 24, 2026 · Senate
Act 124, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225). - Jun 24, 2026 · House
Act 124, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225).