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SCR59Introduced in the Senate

Requesting The Governor To Establish Procedures To Authorize Certain Health Care Professionals To Engage In The Practice Of Their Respective Professions In The State Without A Hawaii-issued License During A State Of Emergency.

Passed

Introduced by Carol Fukunaga, District 11

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Official description

Requesting The Governor To Establish Procedures To Authorize Certain Health Care Professionals To Engage In The Practice Of Their Respective Professions In The State Without A Hawaii-issued License During A State Of Emergency.

Where it stands

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

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments · April 6, 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
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Carol Fukunaga11Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Yes
Chris Lee25Absent

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to PSM/CPN.

  3. Re-Referred to PSM.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 04-06-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  6. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3503) 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. 458) in amended form (SD 1).

  10. Referred to PBS, HLT, referral sheet 28

  11. Resolution scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 04-15-26 10:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

  13. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2178-26), recommending referral to HLT.

  14. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on HLT with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato excused (1).

  15. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday, 04-23-26 8:45AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Marten, Olds.

  17. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2249-26), recommending adoption.

  18. Adopted with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1).

  19. Transmitted to Senate.

  20. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 827).

  21. Resolution adopted in final form.

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

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