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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS."
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description: "Appropriates funds for the Family Health Services Division of the Department of Health to establish and oversee peer-to-peer support programs for children from birth to age five and their families, including the establishment of program specialist positions. (CD1)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 237"
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citation: "Hawaii HB 237 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "Children", "Families", "Peer-to-Peer Support Programs", "Positions"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["CHUN", "GRANDINETTI", "KITAGAWA", "KUSCH", "LAMOSAO", "MARTEN", "MATAYOSHI", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "TAKENOUCHI"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2025-01-16"
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last_action: "2025-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c390b317-400b-40e2-add7-264b0c24a100"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=237&year=2025"
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source_hash: "53f4458829f98eb9e3e79fb8ca8b998dd77db4eba4d28b2e1b3fb80e0911d35e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii HB 237 (2025) — RELATING TO PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS.
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Appropriates funds for the Family Health Services Division of the Department of Health to establish and oversee peer-to-peer support programs for children from birth to age five and their families, including the establishment of program specialist positions. (CD1)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB237** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB237_.HTM)
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2. **HB237_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB237_CD1_.HTM)
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3. **HB237_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB237_HD1_.HTM)
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4. **HB237_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB237_SD1_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
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- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
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- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **23–2** (pass) · upper
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- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- CHUN — primary (person)
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- GRANDINETTI — primary (person)
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- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
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- KUSCH — primary (person)
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- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
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- MARTEN — primary (person)
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- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
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- MIYAKE — primary (person)
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- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
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- TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-07-02** Act 271, on 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1374). `became-law`
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- **2025-07-02** Act 271, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1374). `became-law`
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- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
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- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
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- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). `passage`
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- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
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- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 258).
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- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
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- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 258) as amended in (CD 1).
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- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.
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- **2025-04-25** 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, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:20PM in conference room 329.
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- **2025-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 3:20PM in conference room 329.
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- **2025-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella.
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- **2025-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Kitagawa, Alcos.
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- **2025-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). `receipt`
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- **2025-04-08** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-04-04** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 569) in amended form (SD 1).
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- **2025-04-04** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2025-04-03** One Day Notice 04-04-25.
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- **2025-04-03** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1646) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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- **2025-03-31** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-03-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-14** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1083) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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- **2025-03-10** The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-06** The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-03-04** Referred to HHS, WAM. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-04** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 92). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2025-02-28** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2025-02-28** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 950), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2025-02-21** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Lee, M., Alcos, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-02-12** 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) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-12** Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 444) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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- **2025-02-07** The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-07** 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, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-04** Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HSH on Friday, 02-07-25 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-01-21** Referred to HLT/HSH, FIN, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-16** Pending introduction.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c390b317-400b-40e2-add7-264b0c24a100`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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