HB 213 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO LOAN REPAYMENT FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

HB 213 allocates state funds to the Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program, directly supporting healthcare professionals who took out education loans. The bill provides financial assistance to repay qualifying student loans for professionals working in underserved areas or specific healthcare roles. Key provisions include using state appropriations to cover a portion of eligible loan payments, reducing financial barriers for healthcare workers. The program becomes effective July 1, 3000 (a date likely indicating a placeholder or error in the abstract).

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB213 → HB213_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect its first reading in the House of Representatives (HD1) and includes a significant change to the effective date, moving it from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000. Additionally, the specific dollar appropriation amount was removed from the text, leaving the funding level to be determined by necessity rather than a fixed sum.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding funding is now undefined in the text, as the specific appropriation amount was deleted, while the effective date was drastically extended to the year 3000.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount of $15,000,000 was removed, replacing it with a placeholder indicating funding is for 'so much thereof as may be necessary'.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to indicate it is the House of Representatives version (HD1), and metadata regarding the bill's history and page numbers were adjusted.

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

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Keohokalole.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 89).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 323) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

17 primary · 0 co-sponsors