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Bill RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS. Clarifies and streamlines background check requirements for healthcare facility applicants, operators, and direct patient access employees. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2026 HB 2576 Hawaii HB 2576 (2026)
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Applicants
Background Checks
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TAKENOUCHI
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Hawaii HB 2576 (2026) — RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Clarifies and streamlines background check requirements for healthcare facility applicants, operators, and direct patient access employees. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. HB2576 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB2576_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB2576_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB2576_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB2576_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  6. HB2576_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — 250 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 80 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 90 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 40 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • AMATO — primary (person)
  • HARTSFIELD — primary (person)
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY — primary (person)
  • MARTEN — primary (person)
  • TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
  • TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-05-26 Act 042, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142). became-law
  • 2026-05-26 Act 042, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1142). became-law
  • 2026-05-07 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2026-05-08 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). receipt
  • 2026-05-06 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). receipt
  • 2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). passage
  • 2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
  • 2026-04-29 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
  • 2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 77-26).
  • 2026-04-29 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
  • 2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 77-26) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2026-04-29 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2026-04-29 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) San Buenaventura, Rhoads, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-28 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:45PM; CR 329.
  • 2026-04-23 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 738). receipt
  • 2026-04-23 Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; McKelvey.
  • 2026-04-20 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). receipt
  • 2026-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos.
  • 2026-04-17 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). receipt
  • 2026-04-16 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2026-04-14 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 704) in amended form (SD 2).
  • 2026-04-14 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2026-04-10 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
  • 2026-04-10 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3808) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2026-04-09 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) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-06 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2026-03-25 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2026-03-25 Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3173) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
  • 2026-03-18 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-13 The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
  • 2026-03-12 Referred to HHS, JDC. referral-committee
  • 2026-03-12 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2026-03-12 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 438). introduction, receipt
  • 2026-03-10 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2026-03-06 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
  • 2026-03-06 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1147-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2026-02-24 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-02-20 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-02-19 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2026-02-19 Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 557-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  • 2026-02-13 The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Marten, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Olds, Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-02-10 Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-02-02 Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 6 referral-committee
  • 2026-01-28 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c5d384ff-11b8-4093-a4a4-9d5914eaca52. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).