SCR 86 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE AN AEROMEDICAL SERVICES WORKING GROUP.

SCR 86 is a procedural resolution requesting Hawaii's Department of Health to form a working group focused on improving aeromedical services. The group will study gaps in emergency air medical care, particularly in rural areas where access to trauma specialists and timely care is limited, directly affecting residents in counties like Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii. Key provisions require the working group - comprising health officials, emergency management leaders, healthcare associations, and aeromedical providers - to develop recommendations for better protocols, funding, and service stability. The group must submit its final report to the Legislature by June 2025, with the group dissolving on June 30, 2026. This resolution does not enact new law but initiates a process to address systemic challenges in rural emergency medical response.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action May 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

SCR86_HD1 → SCR86_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent significant formatting and structural changes, converting from a traditional legislative document to a structured digital format with metadata headers. The substantive policy content regarding the aeromedical services working group remains largely unchanged, though the list of recipients for the final report was modified to remove the Hawaii Medical Association and add the Senate President and Speaker of the House.

Scope change

No substantive change to the scope of the working group or its purpose; the bill still requests the Department of Health to convene an aeromedical services working group to study and improve emergency air medical services across Hawaii.

TECHNICAL

Document format changed from traditional legislative text to structured digital format with metadata headers and line numbers.

Minor wording adjustments in the member list, such as changing 'at least two representatives' to 'Two representatives' and clarifying geographic requirements for independent providers.

REQUIREMENT

The list of recipients for the working group's final report was updated to include the Senate President and Speaker of the House, while removing the Hawaii Medical Association from the list.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Senate agrees with House Amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Adoption on 05-02-25.

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Reconsideration of action taken on 04-22-25; agree to House amendments.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 791).

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to HLT, referral sheet 34

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2074) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Takenouchi, Garcia.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 500) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1555) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors