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Bill	RELATING TO CHILD CARE.	Requires criminal history record checks of adult relatives who provide care for a child whose family receives a child care subsidy from the Department of Human Services. Clarifies the role and response of the child care licensing program when it receives a report of death or injury of a child in a child care setting. Addresses the release of information pending an investigation. Increases penalties and clarifies that the Department of Human Services may take administrative and judicial action to enforce child care licensing requirements. (CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2019 Regular Session	SB 1226	Hawaii SB 1226 (2019 Regular Session)	bill	Child Care Criminal History Record Checks Records Deficiencies and Complaints Reports of Death or Injury Release of Information Penalties Administrative and Judicial Action	enacted	KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)	4	51	8	2019-01-24	2019-06-12	openstates	ocd-bill/b1bc8a57-0747-4934-91a5-275c1c4705ba	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1226&year=2019	a6d6e0bd8632d3af05d1f09da7eb15143b3a9318b62615b0645f005cd99862a5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii SB 1226 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CHILD CARE.

Requires criminal history record checks of adult relatives who provide care for a child whose family receives a child care subsidy from the Department of Human Services. Clarifies the role and response of the child care licensing program when it receives a report of death or injury of a child in a child care setting. Addresses the release of information pending an investigation. Increases penalties and clarifies that the Department of Human Services may take administrative and judicial action to enforce child care licensing requirements. (CD1)

Version chain

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

1. SB1226 (committee substitute) — source
2. SB1226_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. SB1226_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
4. SB1226_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
• The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
• The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• The committees on HSH 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. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-24 Introduced. introduction
• 2019-01-24 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2019-01-28 Referred to PSM/HMS, CPH/JDC. referral-committee
• 2019-01-31 Re-Referred to HMS, CPH/JDC.
• 2019-02-05 The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-19 3:00PM in conference room 016.
• 2019-02-08 The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, K. Rhoads, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Riviere, Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-02-13 Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 303) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH/JDC.
• 2019-02-13 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH/JDC.
• 2019-02-20 The committee(s) on CPH/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
• 2019-02-27 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, J.Keohokalole, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Nishihara, Ruderman. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-02-27 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-01 Reported from CPH/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1009) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
• 2019-03-01 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
• 2019-03-05 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2019-03-05 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 407) in amended form (SD 2). introduction
• 2019-03-07 Pass First Reading reading-1
• 2019-03-07 Referred to HSH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27 referral-committee
• 2019-03-08 Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Wednesday, 03-13-19 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
• 2019-03-13 The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Nakamura, Belatti, B. Kobayashi, Mizuno, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-15 Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1337), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
• 2019-03-15 Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Nakamura, Quinlan, Takumi excused (4). reading-2, referral-committee
• 2019-03-21 Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-21-19 2:05PM in House conference room 325.
• 2019-03-21 The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, McKelvey, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Yamane. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-22 Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1680), recommending referral to FIN.
• 2019-03-22 Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).
• 2019-03-25 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-27-19 2:30PM in House conference room 308.
• 2019-03-27 The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-03 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1986) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
• 2019-04-03 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-05-19.
• 2019-04-05 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Mizuno, Nishimoto excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2019-04-09 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 694). introduction
• 2019-04-09 Senate disagrees with House amendments.
• 2019-04-09 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 885).
• 2019-04-15 House Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura, C. Lee, Nakamura Co-Chairs; Ward.
• 2019-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
• 2019-04-22 Senate Conferees Appointed: Ruderman Chair; Baker, K. Rhoads Co-Chairs; Fevella.
• 2019-04-22 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 951).
• 2019-04-23 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-19 2:45PM in conference room 225.
• 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) Ruderman, Baker, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) K. Rhoads. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-24 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, C. Lee, Nakamura, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• 2019-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 68).
• 2019-04-26 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
• 2019-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 68) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2019-04-26 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
• 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).
• 2019-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
• 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).
• 2019-05-06 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2019-06-12 Act 083, on 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). executive-signature
• 2019-06-12 Act 083, 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b1bc8a57-0747-4934-91a5-275c1c4705ba. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).