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Hawaii 2026

SCR 59

REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONS IN THE STATE WITHOUT A HAWAII-ISSUED LICENSE DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
concurrent resolution
Subjects
Counties, DOH, Governor, Health Care Services, Health Services
Introduced / first action
2026-03-12 00:00:00

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

  2. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 827).

    introduction, receipt

  3. Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2249-26), recommending adoption.

  5. Adopted with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1).

    passage

  6. Transmitted to Senate.

  7. The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Marten, Olds.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday, 04-23-26 8:45AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2178-26), recommending referral to HLT.

  10. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on HLT with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato excused (1).

    referral-committee

  11. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. Resolution scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 04-15-26 10:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. Referred to PBS, HLT, referral sheet 28

    referral-committee

  14. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 458) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction, receipt

  16. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3503) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  17. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  18. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 04-06-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  20. Re-Referred to PSM.

    referral-committee

  21. Referred to PSM/CPN.

    referral-committee

  22. Offered.

    introduction

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