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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TELEHEALTH."
description: "Temporarily allows for the reimbursement of services provided through telehealth via an interactive telecommunications system and two-way, real-time audio-only communications in certain circumstances. Defines \"interactive telecommunications system\". Repeals 12/31/2025. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 907"
citation: "Hawaii HB 907 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accident and Health or Sickness Insurance", "Health Maintenance Organizations", "Interactive Telecommunications System", "Mental Health Disorders", "Mutual Benefit Societies", "Telehealth"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "CHUN", "GANADEN", "HASHIMOTO", "HUSSEY-BURDICK", "ICHIYAMA", "KAHALOA", "KAPELA", "LAMOSAO", "LOWEN", "MARTEN", "MARTINEZ", "MATAYOSHI", "MIZUNO", "PERRUSO", "PIERICK", "POEPOE", "TAM", "TARNAS", "TODD"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dfe8eb4-4d5f-4743-8c16-5f44dafaca21"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=907&year=2023"
source_hash: "4ce828980d3d7ce56561e821b8e0227e373be5a034a41a96bb08bf6f1254767c"
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 907 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.
Temporarily allows for the reimbursement of services provided through telehealth via an interactive telecommunications system and two-way, real-time audio-only communications in certain circumstances. Defines "interactive telecommunications system". Repeals 12/31/2025. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB907** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB907_.HTM)
2. **HB907_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB907_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB907_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB907_HD2_.HTM)
4. **HB907_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB907_SD1_.HTM)
5. **HB907_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB907_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **70** (pass) · lower
- Reconsider: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
- Reconsider: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- AMATO — primary (person)
- CHUN — primary (person)
- GANADEN — primary (person)
- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
- HUSSEY-BURDICK — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MARTINEZ — primary (person)
- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- PIERICK — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-22** Act 107, 06/22/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). `became-law`
- **2023-06-22** Act 107, on 06/22/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1208). `became-law`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 899). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hashem, Quinlan excused (2). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2023-04-28** Deferred one day 05-02-23. `deferral`
- **2023-04-28** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 895). `receipt`
- **2023-04-27** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-13-23.
- **2023-04-14** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-11** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 788) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2023-04-11** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
- **2023-04-06** Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1819) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2023-04-06** The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** The committee on A deferred the measure. `deferral`
- **2023-03-29** The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 04-06-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 229. `deferral`
- **2023-03-24** The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-29-23 10:01AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1297) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
- **2023-03-15** 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, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-09** Referred to HHS, CPN. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 81). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 903), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-02-23** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-23-23 1:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-02-17** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
- **2023-02-17** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 774) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2023-02-16** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-16-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-02-07** 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 none excused (0). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 94) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2023-02-03** The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-01** Re-referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-03-23 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-01-30** Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-23** Pending introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5dfe8eb4-4d5f-4743-8c16-5f44dafaca21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).