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SCR50Introduced in the Senate

Establishing The Hawaii Health Plan Working Group To Design And Recommend A Basic, Affordable Hawaii Health Plan Available To Every Resident Of The State.

Passed

Introduced by Joy San Buenaventura, District 2

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Official description

Establishing The Hawaii Health Plan Working Group To Design And Recommend A Basic, Affordable Hawaii Health Plan Available To Every Resident Of The State.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments · March 25, 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
Angus McKelvey6Yes
Carol Fukunaga11Yes
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Brenton Awa23Absent
Jarrett Keohokalole24Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to HHS/CPN.

  3. The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  4. 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.

  5. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  6. Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3530) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  7. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

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

  9. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 453) in amended form (SD 1).

  10. Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 28

  11. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 04-17-26 10:30AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. Re-referred to HLT, referral sheet 29

  13. 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, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato.

  14. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2237-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

  15. Adopted as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  16. Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 807).

  18. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  19. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 721).

  20. Reconsideration of action taken on 4-22-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments.

  21. Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Adoption on 05-08-26.

  22. One Day Notice 05-08-26

  23. Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 818).

  24. Resolution adopted in final form.

  25. Received notice of Adoption (Sen. Com. No. 819).

  26. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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