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HB1562Introduced in the House

Relating To Youth Mental Health.

EngrossedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Gregg Takayama, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes and appropriates funds for a one-year Digital Youth Mental Health Platform Pilot Project that will enable the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to develop and make publicly available a digital platform designed to help young people address and manage mental health challenges. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Where it stands

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

March 23, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments · March 16, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Angus McKelvey6Yes
Kurt Fevella20Absent
Jarrett Keohokalole24Absent

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HLT/HSH, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HSH on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and Excused: none.

  6. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and Excused: none.

  7. Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 304-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  8. 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) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..

  11. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 847-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  12. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 19).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to HHS, WAM.

  16. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  17. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

  18. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3127) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  19. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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