HB 905 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO AMBULANCES.

Summary

Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to purchase of one advanced life support ambulance and related equipment to be based in central Maui, fund pay-related personnel costs for state-certified emergency medical services personnel, and increase the predictability and stability of available air ambulance services for all islands in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB905 → HB905_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a digital markup format, with the effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000. The core policy provisions regarding ambulance funding and staffing remain substantively unchanged.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be an error or placeholder rather than an intentional policy change.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was converted from a standard printed legislative format to a digital markup format with metadata headers and footers.

Line breaks and spacing were altered throughout the text, affecting readability but not changing the substantive legal content.

Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 51

Feb 13, 2025

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 572) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (48-0-3)

house

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Marten, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors