RELATING TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH.
Summary
Establishes a two-year digital youth mental health platform pilot project under which the child and adolescent mental health division of the department of health shall develop and make publicly available a digital platform providing tools and resources designed to help young people address and manage mental health challenges. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (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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MINOR
The bill was updated from an initial introduction to its first Senate committee version, shifting the focus from a general proposal to a specific digital youth mental health pilot project. Key changes include adjusting the appropriation language to allow flexible funding amounts rather than fixed sums, adding a requirement for the agency to submit reports to the Legislature, and refining the legislative findings to emphasize community impact. These updates clarify the project's operational requirements and financial structure before further legislative action.
Scope change
The bill's scope was refined to explicitly mandate that the Department of Health develop and publish a digital platform for youth mental health, while also adding a new requirement for the agency to report progress to the Legislature.
FISCAL
The specific dollar amounts for the fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 were removed and replaced with blank lines, allowing the Legislature to determine the exact funding amount later.
REQUIREMENT
A new requirement was added mandating that the Department of Health submit reports to the Legislature regarding the pilot project.
SCOPE
The legislative findings were updated to specify that the digital platform should help young people address mental health challenges within the State's communities.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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. 582) 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
P
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
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