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HB2501Introduced in the House

Relating To Health Care.

EngrossedSenate Health and Human Services

Introduced by Scot Matayoshi, District 49

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires hospitals and hospital systems to submit annual certified reports regarding costs associated with Medicare and uninsured patients to the Department of Health, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and State Health Planning and Development Agency. Requires the Department of Health, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and State Health Planning and Development Agency to review the reports, establish standards and procedures, and adopt rules. Requires the Department of Health to consider the reports when determining the department's budget request and designate financial assistance requests in an equitable way. Requires the Office of the Auditor to conduct periodic audits of the financial assistance distributed to hospitals and hospital systems. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.

March 10, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  2. Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6

  3. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Monday, 02-09-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Monday 02-09-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-11-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. Re-referred to HLT/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 9

  7. 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, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato.

  8. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Pierick.

  9. Reported from HLT/CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 475-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  10. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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

  12. 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, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..

  13. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 844-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  15. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 114).

  16. Passed First Reading.

  17. Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.

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