---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO AGING."
description: "Establishes quorum requirements for the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs. (HB471 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 471"
citation: "Hawaii HB 471 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Kupuna Caucus", "Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs", "Quorum"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "C. LEE", "CACHOLA", "CREAGAN", "DECOITE", "ELI", "HAR", "HASHEM", "HASHIMOTO", "HOLT", "ICHIYAMA", "KITAGAWA", "LOWEN", "MATAYOSHI", "MATSUMOTO", "MCKELVEY", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "NAKAMURA", "NISHIMOTO", "OKIMOTO", "PERRUSO", "SAY", "TAKAYAMA", "TARNAS", "THIELEN", "WARD", "WILDBERGER", "WOODSON", "YAMASHITA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/260f9057-2c26-4df8-8849-fe8e5e6b1058"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=471&year=2019"
source_hash: "e170351debf5cd3e461c37faac89cbfdaa5de27c98bc4585f31bb81886c45abf"
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 471 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO AGING.

Establishes quorum requirements for the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs. (HB471 CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB471** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB471_.HTM)
2. **HB471_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB471_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB471_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB471_HD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **2–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AQUINO — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CACHOLA — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- ELI — primary (person)
- HAR — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
- MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- OKIMOTO — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- SAY — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
- WARD — primary (person)
- WILDBERGER — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- YAMASHITA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2019-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-22** Referred to HSH, JUD, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Wednesday, 02-06-19 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2019-02-06** The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Belatti, B. Kobayashi, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Nakamura, Mizuno, Say. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-13** Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 368) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2019-02-13** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, McDermott, Mizuno, Nakamura, Ward excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Friday, 02-22-19 2:05PM in House conference room 325.
- **2019-02-22** The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until Tuesday, 02-26-19.
- **2019-02-22** Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-26-19 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2019-02-26** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 881), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-02-28** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 50). `introduction`
- **2019-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-05** Referred to CPH/HMS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** The committee(s) on CPH/HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-19 2:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2019-03-13** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, K. Rhoads, Ihara, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-04** Reported from CPH/HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1879) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2019-04-04** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2019-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-19.
- **2019-04-09** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 740) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2019-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2019-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 804).
- **2019-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura, C. Lee Co-Chairs; Ward.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 808).
- **2019-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Ruderman Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2019-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 948).
- **2019-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-19 10:45AM in conference room 229.
- **2019-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, C. Lee; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
- **2019-04-24** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Ruderman, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 38) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2019-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 38).
- **2019-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2019-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
- **2019-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2019-06-28** Act 125, on 06/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-28** Act 125, 06/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/260f9057-2c26-4df8-8849-fe8e5e6b1058`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).