Votes at a glance: House Committee on Health (April 17, 2026)

The House Committee on Health on April 17, 2026, recorded the following committee actions and outcomes:

SCR 21 SD1 — Feasibility study for a rural health clinic to serve Volcano
Outcome: Committee recommendation ADOPTED (recorded roll call); Yes: Chair Takayama, Vice Chair Lee Loy, Representatives Hartsfield, Martinez, Holt, Takumi-Nouchi, Balcos, Garcia; Representative Amato excused.

SCR 50 SD1 — Establish Hawaii Health Plan Working Group (amended)
Outcome: Committee recommendation ADOPTED with amendments to working-group membership (SHIPTA designated chair; add Med-Quest administration and Hawaii Medical Association representatives or designees). Representative Amato excused; Representative Garcia noted a reservation.

SCR 75 SD1 — Urge DOH to lead interdepartmental effort on FASD (amended)
Outcome: Committee recommendation ADOPTED with amendments requiring Department of Health to provide prenatal education and include cannabis in upstream mitigation guidance; DOH requested to submit findings and recommendations at least 20 days before the 2027 regular session.

SCR 149 SD1 — Establish informal DOH working group to assess services for complex patients
Outcome: Committee recommendation ADOPTED (technical edits only); DOH directed to convene stakeholders and assess funding and service needs.

Notes: Several measures were amended to clarify membership and reporting requirements. Adoption of measures does not itself appropriate funds; subsequent appropriations or administrative steps would be required to implement programmatic or capital work.