Healthcare (Mental Health)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 17, 2026

SB 2679: RELATING TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH.

Establishes and appropriates funds for a one-year Digital Youth Mental Health Platform Pilot Project that will enable the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to develop and make publicly available a digital platform designed to help young people address and manage mental health challenges. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds digital youth mental health platform via appropriation, directly advancing mental health services for young people through public access and division support.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 26, 2026

SB 2222: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Requires the Department of Education to identify as an excused absence any absence due to the student's mental or behavioral health. Limits the number of excused absences due to mental or behavioral health that a student may take per academic year. Exempts an absence due to the student's mental or behavioral health from the enforcement of penalties relating to compulsory school attendance.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill allows mental health absences to be excused without penalty, supporting student well-being and educational access while setting reasonable limits to prevent abuse.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill designates mental health absences as excused, removing penalties for students seeking care, aligning with improved access to mental health services under healthcare topic.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health Mental Health

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passed · Hawaii · Senate Feb 18, 2026

SB 3107: RELATING TO PAROLE ELIGIBILITY.

Amends section 353-64, HRS, to include participation in correctional programs for parole eligibility: (1) treatment (substance abuse, mental health, sex offender); (2) work furlough as part of vocational education; and (3) other programs designed to assist the committed person with successful reintegration back into the community; all of which are in the scope of programs determined by Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Receiving and Diagnostic (RAD) assessments and recommended for parole eligibility. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill expands parole eligibility via rehabilitation programs (treatment, vocational), reducing recidivism and supporting reintegration per HRS 353-64 amendments.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill requires participation in mental health and substance abuse treatment programs for parole eligibility, directly supporting access to these healthcare services within correctional system reintegration.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections Probation & Parole Mental Health Substance Abuse

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 323: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Authorizes a person intoxicated by alcohol, under the influence of drugs, or incapacitated by substances, including a minor, to voluntarily admit themself to a psychiatric facility or a behavioral health crisis center for an emergency evaluation to determine need for treatment.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes voluntary mental health crisis admission, improving access to emergency evaluation and treatment for substance-related incapacitation.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 26, 2026

SB 2184: 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 safe spaces for telehealth access in schools, enhancing student mental health support and educational access during school hours.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates school telehealth access points, expanding student mental health service availability during school hours per bill's requirements.90% confidence

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

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in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 28, 2026

HB 2066: RELATING TO THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.

HB 2066 creates a process for this state to join the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. If adopted, it would allow licensed psychologists to practice across state lines without needing separate licenses in each state. This primarily affects psychologists seeking multi-state practice and their out-of-state clients, enabling streamlined service delivery. The bill does not change current licensing rules but authorizes the state to participate in an existing interstate agreement.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnables cross-state practice for psychologists, improving mental health service access without new funding, aligning with support indicators for patient access.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 28, 2026

SB 2508: RELATING TO THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.

SB 2508 authorizes Oregon to join the existing Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, a multistate agreement. It would directly affect Oregon-licensed psychologists who wish to provide telehealth services or practice across state lines. The key mechanism is enabling the Governor to formally enter Oregon into this compact, which standardizes licensing requirements for psychologists working in participating states. This would eliminate the need for separate state licenses when serving clients in other compact states, streamlining interstate practice. The bill is procedural and does not alter licensing standards within Oregon.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnables Oregon psychologists to provide cross-state telehealth services by standardizing licensing, directly expanding mental health access and reducing barriers to care.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health Telehealth

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passed · Hawaii · House Mar 10, 2026

HB 1537: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to contract with community-based organizations to provide preventive and early intervention mental health services to adolescents within the community. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAppropriates funds for adolescent mental health prevention and early intervention services, directly supporting mental health care access and program expansion.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 12, 2026

SB 3077: RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Adopts the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (2023), as modified, to replace existing chapters related to advance health care directives and advance mental health care directives. Requires the Attorney General to convene a working group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 1/30/2050. Implementation effective 7/1/20209. (SD2)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAdopts Uniform Health Care Decisions Act to standardize advance directives, protecting patient rights and supporting mental health services.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 842: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates funds for mental health practitioners at UH Manoa, strengthening student support services within higher education.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAppropriates funds for additional mental health practitioner positions at UH, directly expanding student mental health services funding.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education Mental Health

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