SR 69 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

Senate Resolution 69 requests the Hawaii Department of Health to convene an Aeromedical Services Working Group by June 30, 2026. The working group, including state and county emergency management officials, healthcare associations, and aeromedical service providers, must study emergency air medical service needs across all counties and develop recommendations for improving service stability, funding, and protocols. It will submit a report to the Legislature by January 2026, with the goal of addressing gaps in rural access to critical aeromedical care. This resolution does not create new law but directs a collaborative review of existing challenges in Hawaii's air ambulance system.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

SR69 → SR69_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured database record format, with the substantive policy content largely preserved. The working group membership list was slightly modified to clarify that aeromedical service providers must offer both rotor and fixed-wing capabilities. The document structure changed from a narrative format to a structured data format with metadata fields, likely for improved digital tracking and processing.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy remains focused on establishing an aeromedical services working group to address rural healthcare access issues.

TECHNICAL

Document format changed from traditional legislative text to structured database record format with metadata fields

Added metadata fields including timestamps, document IDs, and revision numbers for digital tracking

REQUIREMENT

Working group membership requirement for aeromedical service providers clarified to require both rotor and fixed-wing service capabilities

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

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Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1556) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

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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.

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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.

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Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS.

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Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors