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HB 1514STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of vocational rehabilitation services. Requires certified providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment and the initial evaluation report finds the injured employee feasible to participate. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational rehabilitation plan no later than one hundred twenty days after submitting an initial evaluation report, unless extended by the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. Clarifies the process for an employer to object to a vocational rehabilitation plan. (CD1)

Voted 5/27/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

18 yea·0 nay·7 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/28/202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26
  2. 4/28/2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 4-26).
  3. 4/28/2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.
  4. 4/28/2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 4-26) as amended in (CD 1).
  5. 4/24/2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.
  6. 4/24/2026The 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) Elefante, Keohokalole, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  7. 4/23/2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.
  8. 4/21/2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).
  9. 4/21/2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Keohokalole, Moriwaki Co-Chairs.
  10. 4/20/2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).