---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS."
description: "Reinstates the exemption from the behavior analyst licensing requirements for certain teachers working in collaboration with a licensed behavior analyst or licensed psychologist. Expands the exemption for registered behavior technicians to implement applied behavior analysis services under the direction of a licensed psychologist. Reinstates the exemption from the behavior analyst licensing requirements for individuals who implement applied behavior analysis services to participants in the Medicaid home and community-based services waiver program. Requires the Department of Education to report to the Legislature on the implementation of Medicaid reimbursements for applied behavior analysis services. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1340"
citation: "Hawaii SB 1340 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Behavior Analysts", "Department of Education", "Exemptions", "Licensing", "Medicaid", "Practice of Behavior Analysis", "Psychologists", "Report"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b38ae9a8-4752-4955-9547-ea50184110f8"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1340&year=2023"
source_hash: "1907c59b512414070e3817cc41a7e245784fca1edf2f2e903db2b59d7c331e43"
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 1340 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.

Reinstates the exemption from the behavior analyst licensing requirements for certain teachers working in collaboration with a licensed behavior analyst or licensed psychologist. Expands the exemption for registered behavior technicians to implement applied behavior analysis services under the direction of a licensed psychologist. Reinstates the exemption from the behavior analyst licensing requirements for individuals who implement applied behavior analysis services to participants in the Medicaid home and community-based services waiver program. Requires the Department of Education to report to the Legislature on the implementation of Medicaid reimbursements for applied behavior analysis services. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB1340** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1340_.HTM)
2. **SB1340_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1340_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB1340_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1340_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB1340_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1340_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB1340_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1340_SD1_.HTM)
6. **SB1340_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB1340_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-07-03** Act 167, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1270). `became-law`
- **2023-07-03** Act 167, on 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1270). `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 58) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2023-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 58).
- **2023-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Belatti, Sayama, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.
- **2023-04-27** 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) San Buenaventura, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-23 2:25PM; Conference Room 329.
- **2023-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 976). `receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Shimabukuro.
- **2023-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 829). `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Belatti, Sayama Co-Chairs; La Chica, Pierick.
- **2023-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 882). `receipt`
- **2023-04-11** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 711). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Deferred one day 04-06-23. `deferral`
- **2023-04-03** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-05-23.
- **2023-04-03** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1888) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-03-30** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 03-30-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-24** Passed 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 Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24** Reported from EDN/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1544) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2023-03-21** The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Kobayashi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Mizuno. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Marten, Evslin, La Chica, Martinez, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Quinlan. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN/HLT on Tuesday, 03-21-23 2:05PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-09** Referred to EDN/HLT, CPC, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 417) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-07** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-03-03** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
- **2023-03-03** Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 784) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2023-02-22** The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2023-02-17** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 529) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
- **2023-02-13** The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-10** The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2023-01-30** Referred to HHS, CPN. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b38ae9a8-4752-4955-9547-ea50184110f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).