HB 1977 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Summary

Requires the Department of Health to procure a Maternal and Infant Health Information Mobile Application by 1/1/2027 to provide qualified individuals with information on federal and state programs and resources for prenatal, pregnant, and postpartum individuals and their families. Requires DOH to issue a request for proposals. Authorizes DOH to procure or otherwise contract for an existing mobile pregnancy application. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1977 → HB1977_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to set a specific procurement deadline of January 1, 2027, for the mobile health application, while the appropriation amount was removed to allow flexibility. The effective date of the law was changed to July 1, 3000, and the annual reporting requirement was delayed to start in the 2029 legislative session. These changes clarify the timeline for implementation and adjust the fiscal and reporting schedules.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the procurement deadline and reporting start date was adjusted to specific future years, while the funding amount was made flexible rather than fixed.

TIMELINE

The deadline for procuring the maternal and infant health mobile application was set to no later than January 1, 2027.

The annual report requirement was changed to begin with the 2029 regular session instead of an unspecified future session.

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount of $150,000 was removed, leaving the funding amount blank to be determined later.

REQUIREMENT

New rules were added to allow the department to determine the maximum number of program participants.

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, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 332).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 360-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 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 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors