---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH."
description: "Beginning 7/1/2026, establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances; authorizes psychologist license applicants who possess a provisional license to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain supervised experience requirements; and authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Appropriates funds out of the Compliance Resolution Fund. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1830"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1830 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "Associate Licensure", "DCCA", "Examinations", "Insurance Reimbursement", "Marriage and Family Therapists", "Mental Health", "Mental Health Counselors", "Provisional Licensure", "Psychologists", "Social Work Interns"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AIU", "AMATO", "BELATTI", "CHUN", "COCHRAN", "EVSLIN", "GANADEN", "GARRETT", "GATES", "HASHEM", "ICHIYAMA", "ILAGAN", "KAHALOA", "KAPELA", "KILA", "KITAGAWA", "KOBAYASHI", "LA CHICA", "LAMOSAO", "LOWEN", "M. MIZUNO", "MARTEN", "MARTINEZ", "MATAYOSHI", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "NAKAMURA", "NAKASHIMA", "NISHIMOTO", "ONISHI", "PERRUSO", "POEPOE", "QUINLAN", "SAIKI", "SAYAMA", "TAKAYAMA", "TAKENOUCHI", "TAM", "TARNAS", "TODD", "WOODSON"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-18"
last_action: "2024-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1fdd4a55-f302-4824-9355-26e7f82cacc4"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1830&year=2024"
source_hash: "3749e01b8e66ba0ad6d3cbc5affb249068e1ebe56ab2976cca4a6a1589b38b0d"
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 1830 (2024) — RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Beginning 7/1/2026, establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances; authorizes psychologist license applicants who possess a provisional license to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain supervised experience requirements; and authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Appropriates funds out of the Compliance Resolution Fund. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1830** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1830_.HTM)
2. **HB1830_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1830_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1830_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1830_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1830_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1830_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1830_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1830_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- AIU — primary (person)
- AMATO — primary (person)
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- CHUN — primary (person)
- COCHRAN — primary (person)
- EVSLIN — primary (person)
- GANADEN — primary (person)
- GARRETT — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- ILAGAN — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- LA CHICA — primary (person)
- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- M. MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MARTINEZ — primary (person)
- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- ONISHI — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- SAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- WOODSON — primary (person)
- Holt — cosponsor (person)
- Yamashita — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-28** Act 093, 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). `became-law`
- **2024-06-28** Act 093, on 06/27/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1194). `became-law`
- **2024-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2024-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 152-24).
- **2024-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 152-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takenouchi, Sayama, Chun, Amato, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-26** 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) Keohokalole, San Buenaventura, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-24 3:05PM in conference room 329.
- **2024-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-24 3:05PM in conference room 329.
- **2024-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-24-24 3:05PM in conference room 329.
- **2024-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 727). `receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole, San Buenaventura, Aquino Co-Chairs; Awa.
- **2024-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Takenouchi, Sayama, Chun Co-Chairs; Amato, Garcia.
- **2024-04-18** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 767). `receipt`
- **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. 518) 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. 3770) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-04-05** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-24 10:20AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22** Reported from CPN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3337) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-03-20** 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, Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-15** The committee(s) on CPN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-24 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 229). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-24.
- **2024-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1005-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-02-28** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-24 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-16** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).
- **2024-02-16** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 582-24), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2024-02-14** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Onishi, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Tam. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-14-24 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-08** 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) Nakashima, Nishimoto, Sayama, Ward excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 200-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2024-02-07** The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-02** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-07-24 11:15AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-02** The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-07-24 11:15 AM, House conference room 329. `deferral`
- **2024-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-02-24 9:45AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-29** Re-referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-18** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1fdd4a55-f302-4824-9355-26e7f82cacc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).