Hawaii House Bill 1591
Session 2026
Relating To Health Care.
Active
Passed Senate on Apr 14, 2026
First Action
Jan 16, 2026
Latest Action
May 1, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1591
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
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Primary
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Motion Text
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
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Summary
Expands the definitions of "preceptor" and "volunteer‑based supervised clinical training rotation" applicable to the Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors, including removing "primary care" from the criteria to qualify as a preceptor. Adds physician assistants, dietitians, and social workers to the list of preceptors and eligible students. Expands eligibility for the tax credit to include accredited residency programs that require preceptor support. Adds the Director of Health and representatives of residency programs with eligible students to the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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05/01/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:38PM in Conference Room 329.
04/30/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.
04/29/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.
04/23/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
04/22/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Lamosao, Kanuha Co-Chairs.
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
04/17/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
04/16/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/14/2026
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.
04/14/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 590) in amended form (SD 2).
04/10/2026
Senate
Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3712) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
04/10/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
04/07/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Richards.
04/07/2026
Senate
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.
04/02/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/30/2026
Senate
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3336) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
03/30/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
03/18/2026
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.
03/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.
03/06/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 24).
03/06/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 848-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
02/27/2026
House
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, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..
02/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/18/2026
House
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 364-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
02/18/2026
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 none excused (0).
02/11/2026
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.
02/06/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/26/2026
House
Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 1
01/21/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/16/2026
House
Prefiled.
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HI Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 9:11:26 AM
Record Updated
May 2, 2026 6:40:19 AM