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HB 1805STATE · HawaiiIn Committee

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.

Establishes an independent Office of the Child Advocate within the Department of the Attorney General to oversee and evaluate the delivery of services to children and their families by various state agencies and entities, receive and investigate complaints, and make recommendations for improvement. Requires annual reports to the Governor, Legislature, and public. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 3/10/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

22 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/10/2026Referred to HHS/JDC, WAM.
  2. 3/6/2026Passed First Reading.
  3. 3/6/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 50).
  4. 3/5/2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  5. 3/5/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 789-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  6. 2/26/2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  7. 2/24/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  8. 2/20/2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
  9. 2/20/2026Reported from LMG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 607-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  10. 2/18/2026The committee on LMG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ichiyama, Kahaloa, Morikawa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.