---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF LICENSED DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN A PUBLIC HEALTH SETTING."
description: "Clarifies the scope of practice of licensed dental hygienists in a public health setting. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 2799"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2799 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Licensed Dental Hygienists", "Public Health Setting", "Supervision"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4e95423-d4e3-491e-8709-64ef9a5df2b0"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2799&year=2018"
source_hash: "8d73bdc0a1ae5c14f2c8fa7f9f4329e8abca134b279907bf4019ce04b983d8e9"
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 SB 2799 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION OF LICENSED DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN A PUBLIC HEALTH SETTING.

Clarifies the scope of practice of licensed dental hygienists in a public health setting. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB2799** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2799_.HTM)
2. **SB2799_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2799_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2799_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2799_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2799_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2799_HD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-02-14** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, S. Chang, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Espero, Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2532) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 315) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to HHS, CPC, referral sheet 35 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Thursday, 03-15-18 10:00AM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-03-13** Re-referred to HHS, IAC, CPC, referral sheet 39 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-16** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196-18), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to IAC.
- **2018-03-16** Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on IAC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Har, Holt, Nakashima, Souki, Tokioka excused (7). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by IAC on Wednesday, 03-21-18 9:00AM in House conference room 429.
- **2018-03-21** The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Choy, Cachola, Onishi, Tokioka, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Ito, LoPresti, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1434-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to CPC.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on CPC as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, McDermott, Souki, Tokioka excused (5).
- **2018-03-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-28-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-03-28** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Yamane, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-03** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1761-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-03** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-05-18.
- **2018-04-05** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Choy, Holt, C. Lee, LoPresti, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (6). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 465). `introduction`
- **2018-04-06** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2018-04-06** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 574).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Ohno, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Tokioka, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610).
- **2018-04-19** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; S. Chang, Tokuda.
- **2018-04-19** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 802).
- **2018-04-20** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-23** The 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) Baker, S. Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-23** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Ohno, Kobayashi; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka, Tupola.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 18-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 18-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours noticeTuesday, 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-10** Act 139, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 139, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1240). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4e95423-d4e3-491e-8709-64ef9a5df2b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).