RELATING TO HEALTH.
Summary
Establishes a working group within the department of health to evaluate current behavioral health care and related systems and identify steps to promote effective integration to respond to and coordinate care for persons experiencing substance abuse, mental health conditions, and homelessness. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Signed Jul 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
19
Committee
20
Amendments
2
Jul 9, 2019
Signed into law
Act 263, 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1365).
upper
Jul 9, 2019
Signed into law
Act 263, on 07/05/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1365).
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 168) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 168).
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, San Buenaventura, B. Kobayashi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Ruderman, Riviere, J.Keohokalole, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-19 3:00PM in conference room 229.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 798).
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1442), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Nakamura, Belatti, B. Kobayashi, Mizuno, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Say, Tokioka.
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Say, Tokioka.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to HLT/HSH, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 500) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 5 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-19 9:30AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from CPH/HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 511) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, K. Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Riviere.
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Fevella.
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH/HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-19 9:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPH/HMS, WAM.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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