Hawaii Senate Bill 2340
Session 2026
Relating To Community Care Foster Family Homes.
Became Law
Became Law on Jul 7, 2026
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 15, 2026
Latest Action
Jul 7, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2340
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Clarifies that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who meet an intermediate care facility or nursing facility level of care shall not be denied residency in a certified community care foster family home solely because of their disability or enrollment in a specific Medicaid waiver program. Requires the Department of Health to provide technical assistance and training to community care foster family homes. (CD1)
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07/07/2026
Senate
Act 199, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301).
07/07/2026
House
Act 199, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 152-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 152-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/30/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/30/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/28/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:15PM in conference room 329.
04/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 3:15PM in conference room 329.
04/22/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).
04/21/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.
04/21/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella.
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 645).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2091-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/08/2026
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
04/06/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/30/2026
House
Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1501-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
03/30/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
03/25/2026
House
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
03/25/2026
House
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
03/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HSH on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to HLT/HSH, FIN, referral sheet 17
03/10/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 213) in amended form (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3092) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
03/06/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
02/27/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
02/19/2026
Senate
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2421) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
02/19/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
02/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/11/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 02-13-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
02/06/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
01/26/2026
Senate
Referred to HHS, JDC.
01/21/2026
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/15/2026
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 8:56:56 AM
Record Updated
Jul 15, 2026 6:18:17 AM