Committee report: pass with amendments for most health bills; several auditor-study resolutions adopted
March 25, 2026 | House Public Hearing, House of Representatives, Legislative , Hawaii
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The House Committee on Health concluded its March 25 hearing by moving a set of Senate bills forward—mostly as House drafts—and adopting multiple resolutions after testimony and brief deliberation.
Key committee actions recorded in the hearing:
- SB 2408 (compassionate access to medical cannabis): Chair recommended pass with amendments; committee adopted recommendation.
- SB 3302 (home farm products): Chair recommended pass with amendments; committee adopted recommendation.
- SB 2934 (Central Maui ambulance funding): Chair recommended pass with amendments; committee adopted recommendation and noted a suggested funding amount of $1,750,000 for future committees to consider.
- SB 2175 (disposable e-cigarettes): Chair recommended passing with amendments and substitution with HB 2121 (including DOH language on rechargeable batteries); committee adopted recommendation (one member noted reservation).
- SB 2418 (drug paraphernalia): Chair recommended pass with amendments (moved as HB 1549); committee adopted recommendation noting some reservations and recorded opposition by some members.
- SB 3203 (air medical services): Chair recommended pass with amendments (substitute HB 2508); committee adopted recommendation.
- SB 2095 (PFAS working group): Chair recommended pass as is; committee adopted recommendation and noted DOH's $30,000 implementation request in the committee report.
- SB 2340 (community foster family homes): Chair recommended pass with amendments (technical and defect date); committee adopted recommendation.
The committee also advanced several auditor-study resolutions (HCR 16, HCR 22, HCR 35, HCR 105 with technical edits) and approved HCR 146/HR 138 with amendments prohibiting the use of 'excited delirium' and like terms in medical/legal contexts and urging counties to adopt similar prohibitions.
All committee vote statements were recorded in the hearing transcript; where recorded, the Chair's recommendation was adopted by the committee.
Key committee actions recorded in the hearing:
- SB 2408 (compassionate access to medical cannabis): Chair recommended pass with amendments; committee adopted recommendation.
- SB 3302 (home farm products): Chair recommended pass with amendments; committee adopted recommendation.
- SB 2934 (Central Maui ambulance funding): Chair recommended pass with amendments; committee adopted recommendation and noted a suggested funding amount of $1,750,000 for future committees to consider.
- SB 2175 (disposable e-cigarettes): Chair recommended passing with amendments and substitution with HB 2121 (including DOH language on rechargeable batteries); committee adopted recommendation (one member noted reservation).
- SB 2418 (drug paraphernalia): Chair recommended pass with amendments (moved as HB 1549); committee adopted recommendation noting some reservations and recorded opposition by some members.
- SB 3203 (air medical services): Chair recommended pass with amendments (substitute HB 2508); committee adopted recommendation.
- SB 2095 (PFAS working group): Chair recommended pass as is; committee adopted recommendation and noted DOH's $30,000 implementation request in the committee report.
- SB 2340 (community foster family homes): Chair recommended pass with amendments (technical and defect date); committee adopted recommendation.
The committee also advanced several auditor-study resolutions (HCR 16, HCR 22, HCR 35, HCR 105 with technical edits) and approved HCR 146/HR 138 with amendments prohibiting the use of 'excited delirium' and like terms in medical/legal contexts and urging counties to adopt similar prohibitions.
All committee vote statements were recorded in the hearing transcript; where recorded, the Chair's recommendation was adopted by the committee.
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