RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE.
Summary
Transfers the Office of Wellness and Resilience from the Office of the Governor to the Department of Human Services on 7/1/2025. Extends the Trauma-Informed Care Task Force dissolution date to 6/30/2025 and establishes the Task Force as an advisory board to the Office of Wellness and Resilience until its dissolution. Reconstitutes the membership of the Trauma-Informed Care Task Force into a permanent advisory board to the Office of Wellness and Resilience to be called the Wellness and Resilience Advisory Board. Effective 1/1/2024. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2023 · House May 4, 2023
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
May 4, 2023
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
20
Committee
20
Amendments
2
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
upper
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2).
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 126) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 126).
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Amato, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Shimabukuro, Kidani, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 1:31PM; Conference Room 329.
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 4:30PM; Conference Room 329.
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-23 4:30PM; Conference Room 329.
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-23 4:30PM; Conference Room 329.
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 759).
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Martinez, Todd excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Reported from HUS/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1487) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Mizuno, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to HUS/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 17
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 301) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 7, 2023
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) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
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, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Committee
Reported from GVO/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 205) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
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, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, San Buenaventura, Wakai, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-23 3:50PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to GVO/HHS, WAM.
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
Co
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
DDemocratic
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