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HB 1515STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer in order to assess the employee's ability to return to work. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. (CD1)

Voted 6/24/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

26 yea·0 nay·5 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/29/202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26
  2. 4/29/2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 34-26).
  3. 4/29/2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
  4. 4/29/2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 34-26) as amended in (CD 1).
  5. 4/28/2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
  6. 4/28/2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M., Kapela, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  7. 4/27/2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
  8. 4/24/2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
  9. 4/23/2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.
  10. 4/21/2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).