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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HEALTH."
description: "Establishes the Health Analytics Program in the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services and authorizes the Department of Human Services to maintain an all-payers medical claims database. Appropriates funds for the establishment of two full-time equivalent positions. (HB694 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 694"
citation: "Hawaii HB 694 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DHS", "Med-QUEST Division", "State Health Planning and Development Agency", "Health and Healthcare Information and Data", "Health Analytics Program", "Appropriation ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aquino", "Cachola", "Cullen", "DeCoite", "Evans", "LoPresti", "MIZUNO", "Morikawa", "San Buenaventura", "THIELEN"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00d256de-6785-4ee1-b9b2-3a342526f60f"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=694&year=2018"
source_hash: "f2da6c135f1a63b5acffb46526c62b73da32a20a5bb22af7f10f83857436a38a"
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 694 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HEALTH.
Establishes the Health Analytics Program in the Med-QUEST Division of the Department of Human Services and authorizes the Department of Human Services to maintain an all-payers medical claims database. Appropriates funds for the establishment of two full-time equivalent positions. (HB694 CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB694** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB694_.HTM)
2. **HB694_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB694_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB694_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB694_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB694_HD1_PROPOSED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB694_HD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
5. **HB694_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB694_HD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Aquino — primary (person)
- Cachola — primary (person)
- Cullen — primary (person)
- DeCoite — primary (person)
- Evans — primary (person)
- LoPresti — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- Morikawa — primary (person)
- San Buenaventura — primary (person)
- THIELEN — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-20** Pending introduction.
- **2017-01-23** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30** Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
- **2018-01-17** Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Proposed draft of Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on Friday, 02-02-18 8:30AM in House conference room 329. Copy of proposed draft available at www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
- **2018-02-02** The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 510-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2018-02-15** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, McDermott, Nakamura, Souki, Todd excused (6). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-18 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-02-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, Tupola, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1099-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 258). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to HMS, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-18 2:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-12** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Tokuda. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2988) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-04** 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, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** The committee on WAM will reconsider its previous decision on 04-04-18 and will hold a public decision making on 04-06-18 10:55AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-04-06** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3616) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-18.
- **2018-04-10** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 585) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-04-12** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 608).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Kobayashi Co-Chairs; Learmont, Tupola.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Green Chair; Shimabukuro, S. Chang Co-Chairs; Wakai.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 10:15AM in conference room 325.
- **2018-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
- **2018-04-24** 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) Green, Shimabukuro, S. Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 24-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 24-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 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).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-06-29** Act 055, on 06/27/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156). `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-29** Act 055, 06/27/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00d256de-6785-4ee1-b9b2-3a342526f60f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).