SB 2623 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO LICENSING.

Summary

Specifies that registered pharmacy technicians must be at least sixteen years old. Clarifies that registered pharmacy technicians shall be at least eighteen years old and meet other certain requirements to administer vaccinations. Authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to renew certificates of registration for registered pharmacy technicians. Clarifies renewal requirements and forfeiture and restoration provisions for certificates of registration. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed May 26, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2623_SD1_PROPOSED → SB2623_SD2 · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the administrative rules for the Hawaii Board of Pharmacy, specifically regarding license renewals and the restoration of forfeited licenses. The changes clarify that pharmacy technicians do not need to provide proof of continuing education when restoring a forfeited license, while maintaining the requirement for other license types. These adjustments streamline the reinstatement process for technicians who have lost their licenses due to non-payment.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for pharmacy technicians to submit proof of continuing education when applying to restore a forfeited license, reducing barriers to re-entry for this specific group.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted formatting and line breaks in the text of the bill to align with standard legislative drafting conventions.

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

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

lower

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 28-26) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 28-26).

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lamosao, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 684).

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPC, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 274) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2).

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-04-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to CPN.

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2719) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to CPN.

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPN.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors