Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1565
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- CHUN (Democratic)
- GARRETT (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- ICHIYAMA (Democratic)
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- LA CHICA (Democratic)
- LEE
- M.
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- MORIKAWA (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- REYES ODA (Republican)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TAM (Democratic)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- TEMPLO (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Matsumoto (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes a working group within the Judiciary to improve family court processes, including access to legal representation for youth in the child welfare system. Appropriates funds for the working group. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 15, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 3, 2026 · 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, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 64-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
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 none excused (0). - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 13, 2026 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 738-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 25, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 818-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 20). - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to JDC, WAM. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3283) 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.