HB 1671 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Summary

Allows a licensed dental hygienist to place interim therapeutic restorations in public health settings under the general supervision of licensed dentist. 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1671_HD1 → HB1671_HD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This version of the bill updates administrative metadata, such as the bill number and dates, to reflect its progression to the second House of Representatives reading. Substantively, it clarifies that procedures delegated to dental hygienists must be approved by a 'licensed' dentist, ensuring the dentist's active professional status is explicitly required. Additionally, it adds a new requirement that dental hygienists must be certified by the board of dentistry to perform interim therapeutic restorations, while also refining training mandates to include annual calibration of placement techniques.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the supervision of dental hygienists was clarified to explicitly require the supervising dentist to be 'licensed', and the eligibility for hygienists to perform specific restorative procedures was tightened by adding a mandatory board certification requirement.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that procedures delegated to dental hygienists must be approved by a 'licensed' dentist, reinforcing the requirement for an active professional license.

Added a new requirement stating that licensed dental hygienists must be certified by the board of dentistry to meet specific rules before placing interim therapeutic restorations.

Updated training requirements to mandate annual calibration of clinical applications and placement techniques for dentists supervising hygienists.

TECHNICAL

Added a new subsection detailing the specific certification requirements for hygienists to perform the new restorative duties.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to HHS, CPN.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 259).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 348-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

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

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors