---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH."
description: "Amends Act 36, SLH 2019, to change the effective date from 7/1/2050 to 7/1/2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1541"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1541 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Effective Date", "Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "CHUN", "COCHRAN", "GARRETT", "KAPELA", "KILA", "KITAGAWA", "KOBAYASHI", "MARTEN", "MATAYOSHI", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "NISHIMOTO", "PERRUSO", "POEPOE", "SAYAMA", "TAKENOUCHI", "TARNAS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-12"
last_action: "2024-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df8b039d-388f-4b82-858f-52df9e3d9e8b"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1541&year=2024"
source_hash: "26d8ef31a1a052c5f60044d6f30bb5ded552a93caedd27bbd59f3eec8fa59f45"
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 1541 (2024) — RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH.

Amends Act 36, SLH 2019, to change the effective date from 7/1/2050 to 7/1/2024.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1541** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1541_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AMATO — primary (person)
- CHUN — primary (person)
- COCHRAN — primary (person)
- GARRETT — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- SAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-18** Act 005, 04/18/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1105). `became-law`
- **2024-04-18** Act 005, on 04/18/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1105). `became-law`
- **2024-04-04** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-04-04** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 473).
- **2024-04-04** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-04-03** One Day Notice 4-4-24.
- **2024-04-03** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-03** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3480) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-03-14** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-24 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 71). `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`
- **2024-02-29** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett, Holt, Kahaloa, Lowen, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Todd excused (9).
- **2024-02-29** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 689-24), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-02-21** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-21-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-12** Prefiled.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df8b039d-388f-4b82-858f-52df9e3d9e8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).