STATE BILLHI HB 1565ENGROSSED

Relating To Child Welfare Services.

Establishes a working group within the Judiciary to improve family court processes, including access to legal representation for youth in the child welfare system. Appropriates funds for the working group. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 5, 2026; 252 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1565 · EngrossedMar 5

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Bill details

Last action: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. · Mar 30, 2026
Pending committee: Ways and Means

Bill history

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

Mar 30, 2026Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3283) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 17, 2026The 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.Senate

Mar 12, 2026The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Referred to JDC, WAM.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 20).Senate

Mar 5, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

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Mar 5, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 818-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 25, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Feb 23, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 20, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House

Feb 20, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 738-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House

Feb 13, 2026The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.House

Feb 11, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 10, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

Feb 9, 2026Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 64-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.House

Feb 3, 2026The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Jan 29, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-03-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 26, 2026Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1House

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 15, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded vote

Senate Judiciary: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 17, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Keiki Caucus
Judiciary
Child Welfare System
Legal Services for Youth
Working Group
Appropriation ($)

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