SB 1399 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO FAMILY RESILIENCE PILOT PROGRAM.

Summary
Establishes the Family Resilience Pilot Program within the Office of Wellness and Resilience and appropriates funds to execute the program, including the contracting of services. Appropriates funds. Effective 12/31/2050. Repeals 6/30/2030. (SD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB1399 → SB1399_SD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to reflect its status as Senate District 1 (SD1) legislation, updating the title, sponsor information, and template version. Substantively, the effective date was moved from July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2050, while the repeal date remains June 30, 2030. The appropriation section was modified to remove a specific dollar amount, leaving the funding open-ended. The legislative findings were slightly expanded to clarify the role of community organizations.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Family Resilience Pilot Program, but the timeline for implementation has been significantly extended.
TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2050.

FISCAL

The specific dollar amount appropriated was removed, replacing it with a blank space to allow for future determination.

TECHNICAL

Updated metadata including the bill title, sponsor name, and template revision number to reflect SD1 status.

DEFINITION

The legislative findings section was slightly expanded to explicitly list parental resilience and social connections as protective factors.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 536) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 5, 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
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to HHS, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ron Kouchi
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
HI
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