Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1597
RELATING TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS RESEARCH.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- GARRETT (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- CHUN (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- MURAOKA (Republican)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- SAYAMA (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TAKENOUCHI (Democratic)
- WOODSON (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes and appropriates funds for an Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Research Center at the University of Hawaii, to be administratively affiliated with the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, including the establishment of full-time positions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 16, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to HED, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 4, 2026 · House
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 125-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HLT with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-18-26 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Olds. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 553-26), recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).