STATE BILLHI HB 303ENGROSSED

Relating To Healthcare Preceptors.

Expands the definitions of "preceptor" and "volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors, including removing "primary care" from the criteria to qualify as a preceptor. Adds dietitians, physician assistants, and social workers to the list of preceptors and eligible students. Expands eligibility for the tax credit to include accredited residency programs that require preceptor support. Adds the Director of Health and representatives of residency programs with eligible students to the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 28, 2025; 622 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 303 · EngrossedFeb 28

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Bill details

Last action: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). · Mar 20, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 20, 2026Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).House

Mar 20, 2026Senate Conferee(s) discharged.Senate

Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Apr 17, 2025Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 826).House

Apr 17, 2025Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Keohokalole, Inouye Co-Chairs; Fevella.Senate

Apr 11, 2025Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Senate

Apr 10, 2025House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 8, 2025Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 616) in amended form (SD 2).House

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Apr 8, 2025Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 4, 202548 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.Senate

Apr 4, 2025Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1818) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Apr 2, 2025The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.Senate

Apr 2, 2025The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 27, 2025The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 19, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.Senate

Mar 19, 2025Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1152) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.Senate

Mar 10, 2025The 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.Senate

Mar 6, 2025The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 4, 2025Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.Senate

Mar 4, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 4, 2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 95).Senate

Feb 28, 2025Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.House

Feb 28, 2025Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 903), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 21, 2025The 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.House

Feb 19, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 12, 2025Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).House

Feb 12, 2025Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 501) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House

Feb 7, 2025The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House

Feb 4, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-07-25 10:15AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 31, 2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Templo, Ward excused (3).House

Jan 31, 2025Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.House

Jan 29, 2025The 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Jan 23, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 01-29-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 21, 2025Referred to HLT, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1House

Jan 17, 2025Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 16, 2025Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 2, 2025 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 2, 2025 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 10, 2025 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit
Dietitians
Physician Assistants
Social Workers
Residency Programs
Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee
Director of Health

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