SB 1042 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Summary

Establishes a two-year Mental Health Emerging Therapies Pilot Program within the Office of Wellness and Resilience. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Apr 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1042_HD1 → SB1042_SD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten to shift from an Office of Wellness and Resilience pilot program to a Department of Health special fund. The new version establishes a permanent special fund in the state treasury rather than a temporary two-year pilot, expands the scope of allowed activities to include compassionate use programs, and changes the effective date from July 1, 3000 to December 31, 2050. The Department of Health now administers the fund instead of the Office of Wellness and Resilience.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a limited two-year pilot program to a permanent special fund with expanded activities including compassionate use programs and public-private partnerships for FDA breakthrough therapies.

FISCAL

Changed from a temporary two-year pilot program to a permanent mental health emerging therapies special fund in the state treasury.

REQUIREMENT

Administrative authority shifted from the Office of Wellness and Resilience to the Department of Health.

Reporting requirements changed to require annual reports to the legislature beginning with the 2026 regular session.

SCOPE

Added compassionate use programs for terminal or life-threatening conditions to the list of allowable activities.

TIMELINE

Effective date changed from July 1, 3000 to December 31, 2050.

DEFINITION

Added specific definitions for 'compassionate use' and 'United States Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapies'.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 5:20 PM; Conference Room 329.

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 329.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 668).

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kila, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Matayoshi, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1312) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

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, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 18

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 50) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 625) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

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, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors