Establishes the Community Behavioral Health Clinics Certifying Office to certify and decertify community behavioral health clinics and provide technical assistance for clinics seeking certification. Establishes the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Oversight Board. Amends the composition of the Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances to include a member from the Community Behavioral Health Clinics Certifying Office. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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Hawaii Legislature
2026
HB 1854
Hawaii HB 1854 (2026)
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Community Behavioral Health Clinics Certifying Office
Department of Health
Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances
Hawaii HB 1854 (2026) — RELATING TO COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS.
Establishes the Community Behavioral Health Clinics Certifying Office to certify and decertify community behavioral health clinics and provide technical assistance for clinics seeking certification. Establishes the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Oversight Board. Amends the composition of the Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances to include a member from the Community Behavioral Health Clinics Certifying Office. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 157-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-05-01 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-01 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-30 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:20PM in conference room 329.
2026-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:15PM in conference room 329.
2026-04-24 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 3:15PM in conference room 329.
2026-04-23 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725). receipt
2026-04-22 Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.
2026-04-23 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810). receipt
2026-04-22 House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; 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. 629) 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
2026-04-09 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-09 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3673) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-06 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-01 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-25 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2026-03-25 Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3180) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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
2026-03-16 Re-Referred to HHS, WAM. referral-committee
2026-03-13 The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 Referred to HHS, WAM/JDC. referral-committee
2026-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2026-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 56). introduction, receipt
2026-03-05 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2026-03-05 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 850-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-27 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M.. committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-18 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 none excused (0). reading-2, referral-committee
2026-02-18 Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 350-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-11 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, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-06 Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-11-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26 Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 2 referral-committee
2026-01-26 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2026-01-23 Pending introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1ac57f79-2f3e-4c71-a85e-d259cf20a07e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).