Relating To Psychologists.
State of HawaiiHawaiiEstablishes a three-year pilot program in the County of Kauai and County of Hawaii to allow qualified psychologists under the supervision of a supervising physician or psychiatrist limited authority to prescribe certain psychotropic medications to patients between the ages of 18 and 65 years under the care of the psychologist. Requires the Board of Psychology to adopt rules. Requires the State Health Planning and Development Agency to report to the Legislature. (CD1)
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Jul 16, 2026
- 119 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
HI SB 847 · PassedJul 16
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Bill details
- Last action
- Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 266, 07/16/2026, (Gov. Msg. No. 1370). · Jul 16, 2026
Sponsors
DKDru KanuhaSenator · Democrat · SD-003Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
MKMichelle KidaniSenator · Democrat · SD-018Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
JSJoy San BuenaventuraSenator · Democrat · SD-002Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
TRTim RichardsSenator · Democrat · SD-004
Bill history
Newest first.
Jul 16, 2026Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 266, 07/16/2026, (Gov. Msg. No. 1370).House
Jul 16, 2026Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 266, 07/16/2026, (Gov. Msg. No. 1370).Senate
May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate
May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate
May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Grandinetti, Hashem, Hussey, Iwamoto, Kong, Perruso voting no (7) and none excused (0).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).Senate
Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House
Show 42 earlier actions
Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 94-26) as amended in (CD 1).House
Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.Senate
Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 94-26).Senate
Apr 29, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Matayoshi, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House
Apr 29, 2026The 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, Keohokalole, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Apr 28, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:45PM; CR 329.Senate
Apr 23, 2026Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 736).House
Apr 23, 2026Senate Conferees Changed: Senator San Buenaventura added as Chair. Senator Fevella discharged as Conferee. Senator Kanuha discharged as Chair; Added as Member.Senate
Apr 22, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).House
Apr 22, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Kanuha Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Fevella.Senate
Apr 21, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).Senate
Apr 21, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Garcia.House
Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).House
Apr 16, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate
Apr 16, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 606).Senate
Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Kong voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House
Apr 10, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.House
Apr 10, 2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2117-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Apr 9, 2026The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Kong; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House
Apr 7, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 04-09-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.House
Mar 31, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 24, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).House
Mar 24, 2026Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1348-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.House
Mar 20, 2026The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House
Mar 17, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 12, 2026Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 17House
Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse
Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 140) in amended form (SD 2).House
Mar 10, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Wakai. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Mar 6, 202648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.Senate
Mar 6, 2026Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2909) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate
Feb 26, 2026The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.Senate
Feb 20, 2026The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 11, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.Senate
Feb 11, 2026Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2198) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.Senate
Feb 2, 2026The 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; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Jan 30, 2026The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate
Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Jan 23, 2025Referred to HHS, CPN.Senate
Jan 21, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate
Jan 17, 2025Introduced.Senate
Recorded votes
Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 2, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 26, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 29, 2026 · House · 4 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 29, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- Prescriptive Authority
- Board of Psychology
- Rules
- SHPDA
- Clinical Psychologists
- Pilot Program
- Federally Qualified Health Centers
- Report
- Supervising Physician or Psychiatrist
- County of Kauai
- County of Hawaii
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