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+type: "Bill"
+title: "RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES."
+description: "Increases the monthly needs allowance for individuals living in certain long-term care facilities from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal Supplemental Security Income Program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to pay for generic toiletries, linens, and meals and snacks. Clarifies the individuals who are eligible to receive the needs allowance. Takes effect 10/1/2024. (SD1)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
+legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 1974"
+citation: "Hawaii HB 1974 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["DHS", "Long-Term Care Facilities", "Needs Allowance"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "BELATTI", "COCHRAN", "GARRETT", "GATES", "HOLT", "HUSSEY-BURDICK", "ICHIYAMA", "KAPELA", "KILA", "KOBAYASHI", "LA CHICA", "LAMOSAO", "MARTEN", "MATAYOSHI", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "NISHIMOTO", "ONISHI", "PERRUSO", "POEPOE", "TAKAYAMA", "TAKENOUCHI", "TARNAS"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2024-01-19"
+last_action: "2024-05-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47d647d6-b170-46f8-97eb-43ced1adc080"
+source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1974&year=2024"
+source_hash: "c8c309460c45c86b84faa638dbf8c474f4617f4e107e2aacc9035a56e5f06cc3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
+---
+
+# Hawaii HB 1974 (2024) — RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.
+
+Increases the monthly needs allowance for individuals living in certain long-term care facilities from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal Supplemental Security Income Program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to pay for generic toiletries, linens, and meals and snacks. Clarifies the individuals who are eligible to receive the needs allowance. Takes effect 10/1/2024. (SD1)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB1974** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1974_.HTM)
+2. **HB1974_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1974_HD1_.HTM)
+3. **HB1974_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1974_SD1_.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
+- Reconsider: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reconsider: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
+- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- AMATO — primary (person)
+- BELATTI — primary (person)
+- COCHRAN — primary (person)
+- GARRETT — primary (person)
+- GATES — primary (person)
+- HOLT — primary (person)
+- HUSSEY-BURDICK — primary (person)
+- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
+- KAPELA — primary (person)
+- KILA — primary (person)
+- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
+- LA CHICA — primary (person)
+- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
+- MARTEN — primary (person)
+- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
+- MIYAKE — primary (person)
+- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
+- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
+- ONISHI — primary (person)
+- PERRUSO — primary (person)
+- POEPOE — primary (person)
+- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
+- TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
+- TARNAS — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-05-13** Act 018, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118). `became-law`
+- **2024-05-13** Act 018, on 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1118). `became-law`
+- **2024-04-23** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 802). `receipt`
+- **2024-04-22** Transmitted to Governor.
+- **2024-04-22** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Kong, Nakashima excused (3). `passage`
+- **2024-04-22** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
+- **2024-04-22** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 781). `receipt`
+- **2024-04-19** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-24.
+- **2024-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
+- **2024-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
+- **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 546) in amended form (SD 1).
+- **2024-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. `passage`
+- **2024-04-05** One Day Notice 04-09-24.
+- **2024-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3752) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
+- **2024-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-02** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-24 10:15AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
+- **2024-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-21** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3206) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
+- **2024-03-18** The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-15** The committee(s) on HHS added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-18-24 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
+- **2024-03-07** Referred to HHS, WAM. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-05** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
+- **2024-03-05** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 111). `introduction, receipt`
+- **2024-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
+- **2024-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 795-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
+- **2024-02-26** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-26-24 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
+- **2024-02-02** Passed 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) Alcos, Gates, Kila, Nakashima excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-02** Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 13-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
+- **2024-01-30** The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Amato, Belatti, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Nishimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Tuesday, 01-30-24 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
+- **2024-01-24** Referred to HUS, FIN, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2024-01-19** Pending introduction.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47d647d6-b170-46f8-97eb-43ced1adc080`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
+