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HCR18Introduced in the House

Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Hospice Working Group To Examine Trends And Regulations In The Hospice Industry.

Passed

Introduced by Gregg Takayama, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requesting The Department Of Health To Convene A Hospice Working Group To Examine Trends And Regulations In The Hospice Industry.

Where it stands

Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).

May 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments · April 17, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Angus McKelvey6Yes
Kurt Fevella20Absent
Jarrett Keohokalole24Yes

Bill history

  1. To be offered.

  2. Offered

  3. Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 15

  4. Re-referred to FIN, referral sheet 22

  5. Resolution scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Reyes Oda.

  7. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1924-26), recommending adoption.

  8. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  9. Transmitted to Senate.

  10. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 536).

  11. Referred to HHS.

  12. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  13. 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, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  14. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3892) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  15. One Day Notice 04-24-26.

  16. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

  17. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 744) in amended form (SD 1).

  18. One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-08-26.

  19. House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  20. Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3).

  21. Resolution adopted in final form.

  22. Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).

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