STATE BILLHI HB 1515PASSED

Relating To Workers' Compensation.

Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer in order to assess the employee's ability to return to work. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 24, 2026; 141 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1515 · PassedJun 24

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Bill details

Last action: Act 124, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225). · Jun 24, 2026

Bill history

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Jun 24, 2026Act 124, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225).House

Jun 24, 2026Act 124, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225).Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

May 5, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).House

May 1, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).Senate

May 1, 2026Deferred one day 05-06-26.House

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Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26Senate

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 34-26).Senate

Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.House

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 34-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

Apr 28, 2026The 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) Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.Senate

Apr 28, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M., Kapela, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House

Apr 27, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.House

Apr 24, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.House

Apr 23, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.House

Apr 21, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).House

Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Lamosao.Senate

Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate

Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Matayoshi, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Kapela, Garcia.House

Apr 20, 2026Re-referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30House

Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate

Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 577) in amended form (SD 1).House

Apr 14, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 10, 2026One Day Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3708) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

Apr 9, 2026The 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Apr 7, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3352) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 23, 2026The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.Senate

Mar 20, 2026The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Referred to LBT, WAM.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 235).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1051-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 26, 2026The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick.House

Feb 24, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 20, 2026Passed 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 Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House

Feb 20, 2026Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 632-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.House

Feb 17, 2026The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Feb 13, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 26, 2026Referred to LAB, CPC, referral sheet 1House

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 14, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded votes

Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 23, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedApr 9, 2026 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 28, 2026 · Senate · 2 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 28, 2026 · House · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Workers' Compensation
Functional Capacity Examination
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy

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