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HR61Introduced in the House

Requesting The Disability And Communication Access Board To Study The Health Care Setting Communication Needs Of, And Develop Guidelines For, Individuals Who Are Deaf, Hard Of Hearing, Or Deaf-blind.

Passed

Introduced by Jenna Takenouchi, District 27

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Official description

Requesting The Disability And Communication Access Board To Study The Health Care Setting Communication Needs Of, And Develop Guidelines For, Individuals Who Are Deaf, Hard Of Hearing, Or Deaf-blind.

Where it stands

Resolution adopted in final form.

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. To be offered.

  2. Offered

  3. Referred to HSH/HLT, referral sheet 18

  4. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH/HLT on Tuesday, 04-07-26 11:15AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. 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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  7. Reported from HSH/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1837-26), recommending adoption.

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

  9. Resolution adopted in final form.

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