Bill Sponsor
Hawaii Senate Bill 2271
Session 2026
Relating To Hospital Licensing.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on May 6, 2026
First Action
Jan 15, 2026
Latest Action
May 8, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2271
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (4)
House Votes (3)
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules to allow hospitals to demonstrate compliance with all licensing inspections required by the State through accreditation or certification by any accreditation or certification organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (CD1)
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
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
05/01/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 221-26).
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. 221-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
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.
04/22/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.
04/20/2026
House
Re-referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Matayoshi, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Alcos.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 642).
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 as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2116-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
04/07/2026
House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
04/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/24/2026
House
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1350-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
03/24/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).
03/20/2026
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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
03/17/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 17
03/10/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). 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. 203) in amended form (SD 1).
03/05/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2848) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
03/05/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
03/02/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/27/2026
Senate
The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
02/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/17/2026
Senate
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2294) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
02/17/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
02/06/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.
02/03/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
01/26/2026
Senate
Referred to HHS, WAM.
01/21/2026
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/15/2026
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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