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HCR35Introduced in the House

Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Biomarker Testing.

Passed

Introduced by Cory Chun, District 35

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Official description

Requesting The Auditor To Assess The Social And Financial Effects Of Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage For Biomarker Testing.

Where it stands

Resolution adopted in final form.

April 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, Unamended · 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 18

  4. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:30AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1598-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  7. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:05AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 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, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

  10. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1963-26), recommending adoption.

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

  12. Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 543).

  14. Referred to HHS, WAM.

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

  16. Re-Referred to HHS.

  17. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

  18. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3895) with recommendation of adoption.

  19. One Day Notice 04-24-26.

  20. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  21. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 745).

  22. Resolution adopted in final form.

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