Legislative record

HB 1706STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Expands the services eligible for Medicaid Prospective Payment System reimbursement to include certain services furnished by a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic and provided by mental health professionals under the clinical supervision of a licensed mental health professional. Requires the Department of Human Services to adopt rules for this purpose and seek federal approvals as necessary. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 2/18/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

9 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/18/2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
  2. 2/18/2026Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 370-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
  3. 2/5/2026The 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, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  4. 2/2/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  5. 1/26/2026Referred to HSH, CPC, referral sheet 1
  6. 1/21/2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.
  7. 1/20/2026Prefiled.