Healthcare (Mental Health)

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 434: RELATING TO TREATMENT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS.

Establishes a pilot program in the Department of Health to provide intensive mobile treatment-type services, e.g., "street psychiatry", to chronically houseless adult individuals suffering from serious brain disorders like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes funded mental health pilot program for chronically houseless with serious disorders, expanding access to treatment services through DOH appropriations.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 11, 2026

SB 787: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to establish and operate a free statewide mental health warm line to provide mental health support in non-emergency situations. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAppropriates funds to establish a free statewide mental health warm line, directly expanding access to non-emergency mental health support through public funding.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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signed · Hawaii · House May 27, 2026

HB 2505: RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.

Clarifies that community mental health outpatient programs that have agreed to provide mental health services to a defendant as part of an assisted community treatment order may prepare a certificate for assisted community treatment and provide the certificate to a defendant and may file an assisted community treatment petition with the Family Court. (CD1)

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill establishes timely assisted community treatment for defendants, diverting them from incarceration to mental health care, reducing recidivism and aligning with criminal justice reform principles.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequires streamlined process for community mental health treatment, improving patient access to outpatient care and reducing involuntary hospitalization delays.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts Mental Health

in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 20, 2026

HB 1876: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Amends the existing prohibition on conversion therapy by prohibiting the practice on persons under the age of twenty-five and the advertisement of such practice. Explicitly provides that talk therapy in the form of pure speech is exempt from the prohibition on conversion therapy. Takes effect upon the certification by the Attorney General that the Supreme Court of the United States has overturned the holding in Chiles v. Salazar, 116 F.4th 1178 (10th Cir. 2024). Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProhibits conversion therapy, a harmful mental health practice, protecting patients and aligning with evidence-based care standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 26, 2026

SB 2206: RELATING TO STUDENT ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

Requires the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Health, to develop and distribute to each public middle and high school in the State guidelines for the establishment and operation of safe spaces for students to access telehealth services on school property during normal school hours. Requires each public middle and high school to establish and maintain a safe space for students according to the guidelines.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates schools to establish telehealth access points, directly enhancing student mental health support and educational access within K-12 settings.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates school telehealth access for mental health services, improving student healthcare access per bill's requirements for safe spaces during school hours.95% confidence

Sub-Topics K-12 Education School Safety Student Health Mental Health Telehealth

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 5, 2026

SB 3237: RELATING TO PROTECTED COMMUNITY LOCATIONS.

Establishes statewide standards for state and county agencies, officers, and employees, and recipients of state funds, to limit participation in civil immigration enforcement in or near protected community locations that provide state-funded services related to education, physical or mental health, social services such as shelter care or food assistance, or access to justice, including schools, health care facilities, libraries, shelters, and places of worship. Requires the Department of Education, State Public Charter School Commission, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Hawaii State Public Library System, and Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to adopt and post written policies, provide annual staff training, and maintain data privacy protections. Appropriates funds for implementation by the Attorney General.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRestricts law enforcement from conducting immigration enforcement in schools, health facilities, and shelters, protecting access to services and civil rights - aligns with criminal justice reform principles.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationProtects schools from immigration enforcement, ensuring safe access to education for all students including immigrant families, aligning with DOE's role in state-funded education services.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill explicitly protects healthcare facilities (including mental health) from immigration enforcement, removing barriers to access and supporting healthcare services.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill protects shelters (housing services) from immigration enforcement, ensuring access to housing support for vulnerable populations.85% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationLimits state agency cooperation with federal immigration enforcement near schools, health facilities, and shelters, protecting immigrant access to essential services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education Libraries School Choice Mental Health Enforcement Sanctuary Policies

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 30, 2026

SB 2917: RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.

Requires community health outpatient programs to prepare a certificate for assisted community treatment and provide the certificate to a defendant. Requires a petition for assisted community treatment to be heard within five days after the petition is filed.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill mandates expedited assisted community treatment for defendants, promoting mental health alternatives to incarceration and reducing recidivism through rehabilitation programs.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates timely hearings and certificates for assisted community treatment, improving access to mental health services without restricting funding or coverage.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1106: RELATING TO HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Adult Mental Health Inpatient Program to secure contracts for the provision of forty psychiatric beds annually for the Hawaii State Hospital. Requires the Department of Health to include line-item funding for the Adult Mental Health Inpatient Program in its annual budget request beginning with fiscal year 2027-2028 to secure contracts for the provision of psychiatric beds for the Hawaii State Hospital.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for mental health program via line-item budgeting, directly advancing public health funding within state budget framework.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAppropriates funds for psychiatric beds at Hawaii State Hospital, directly securing mental health inpatient services through mandatory budget line items.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 13, 2026

SB 2288: RELATING TO MENTAL ILLNESS.

Clarifies the procedures for assisted community treatment, examination, and hospitalization for individuals who may be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse who are imminently dangerous to self, others, or property. Amends the procedures for involuntary hospitalizations and assisted community treatment petitions. Amends the Hawaii Penal Code to streamline the determination process for penal responsibility and fitness to proceed, including requiring courts to issue orders for treatment to defendants excluded from penal responsibility due to a mental disease, disorder, or defect.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareClarifies mental health treatment procedures and streamlines court-ordered treatment access, supporting patient care for mental illness.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health Substance Abuse

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 2, 2026

SB 3274: RELATING TO COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS.

Establishes the Community Behavioral Health Clinic Certifying Office to certify community behavioral health clinics and provide technical assistance for clinics seeking certification. Establishes the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Oversight Board. Establishes the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Special Fund. Amends the composition of the Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances and State Council on Mental Health to include a member from the Community Behavioral Health Clinic Certifying Office. Appropriates funds.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes certification office, oversight board, and special fund to support community behavioral health clinics and mental health services per bill summary.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health Primary Care

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