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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HEALTH."
description: "Amends criteria for emergency examination, release from emergency examination, emergency hospitalization, and release from emergency hospitalization for individuals suffering from a behavioral health crisis. (SD2)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2020 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1661"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1661 (2020 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergency Examinations", "Emergency Hospitalizations", "Behavioral Health Crisis"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MIZUNO"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-13"
last_action: "2020-09-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c1f3e32-2ec7-4568-98dd-1d340ce28c97"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1661&year=2020"
source_hash: "7494ef8a65031805f4ff31aeaa36d675436b3572a7c18f8e098284e5da307988"
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 1661 (2020 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HEALTH.
Amends criteria for emergency examination, release from emergency examination, emergency hospitalization, and release from emergency hospitalization for individuals suffering from a behavioral health crisis. (SD2)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1661** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB1661_.HTM)
2. **HB1661_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB1661_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1661_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB1661_HD2_.HTM)
4. **HB1661_HD3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB1661_HD3_.HTM)
5. **HB1661_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB1661_SD1_.HTM)
6. **HB1661_SD1_SFA10** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB1661_SD1_SFA10_.HTM)
7. **HB1661_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB1661_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · upper
- The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **80** (pass) · lower
- The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. — **80** (fail) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-13** Prefiled.
- **2020-01-15** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-01-21** Referred to HLT, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Tuesday, 01-28-20 8:30AM in House conference room 329.
- **2020-01-28** The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say, Ward; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
- **2020-01-30** Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending recommittal to HLT for further consideration.
- **2020-01-30** HD 1 adopted and recommitted to HLT for further consideration with none voting no and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Tokioka excused.
- **2020-02-05** Re-referred to HLT, JUD, referral sheet 20 `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday, 02-13-20 9:00AM in House conference room 329.
- **2020-02-13** The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-14** Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 659-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2020-02-14** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 2 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-25-20 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2020-02-25** The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-20 at 2:00pm.
- **2020-02-25** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-20 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2020-02-26** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Lowen, Nakashima, Perruso, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan, McKelvey, Yamane. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-28** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 990-20) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-03-20.
- **2020-03-03** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Creagan, Eli excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 290). `introduction`
- **2020-03-05** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-05** Referred to CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-06** The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-20 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2020-03-10** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-29** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3719) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2020-06-29** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2020-06-29** 48 Hrs. Notice 07-01-20.
- **2020-07-01** Floor Amendment No. 10 offered.
- **2020-07-01** Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2). `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 07-06-20.
- **2020-07-06** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2020-07-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 572) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2020-07-08** Received notice of House intent to agree to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 421).
- **2020-07-10** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2020-07-10** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ohno excused (1).
- **2020-07-10** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 425).
- **2020-07-10** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2020-09-15** Act 028, 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133). `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-15** Act 028, on 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1133). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c1f3e32-2ec7-4568-98dd-1d340ce28c97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).