Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 1419
RELATING TO ACT 253, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2023.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- KOUCHI (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Updates the name of the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program established by Act 253, SLH 2023, by replacing the term "visually impaired" with the term "low vision" and clarifies the pilot program's implementation timeframes. Sunsets 6/30/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 13, 2025 House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 4, 2025 Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 27, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 3, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 21, 2025 · Senate
Pending Introduction. - Jan 23, 2025 · Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading. - Jan 27, 2025 · Senate
Referred to HHS, WAM. - Jan 31, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Feb 3, 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, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 328) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:26AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Feb 27, 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. - Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 947) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
One Day Notice 03-04-25. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 326) in amended form (SD 1). - Mar 6, 2025 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 6, 2025 · House
Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 19 - Mar 7, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 03-13-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 13, 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1342) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 27, 2025 · House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-28-25. - Mar 27, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-28-25 1:59PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward. - Apr 4, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1982) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Apr 4, 2025 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 687). - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). - Apr 14, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Olds, Templo, Garcia. - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Aquino Co-Chair; Fevella. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 876). - 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).