Legislative record

HB 1537STATE · HawaiiIn Committee

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)

Voted 3/10/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

33 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/10/2026Referred to HHS, WAM.
  2. 3/6/2026Passed First Reading.
  3. 3/6/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 15).
  4. 3/5/2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  5. 3/5/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 854-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  6. 2/27/2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..
  7. 2/24/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  8. 2/17/2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
  9. 2/17/2026Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 306-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  10. 2/6/2026The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.