HB 1477 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

Summary

Increases the domiciliary care rates for certain providers and clarifies that the needs allowance and domiciliary care rates are included in the state supplemental payment ceiling amounts. Effective 10/1/2025. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill clarifies that the monthly needs allowance for long-term care residents is separate from and does not reduce the state supplemental payment ceiling, ensuring both funding sources are fully available. It also updates specific care rate amounts for different facility types and changes the effective date of the legislation.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on social services for long-term care facilities, but the clarification expands the practical availability of funding by preventing the needs allowance from being deducted from the state supplemental payment.

FISCAL

Clarified that the monthly needs allowance is supplemental to state supplemental payments and does not replace or reduce those funds, resolving a previous unintended deduction issue.

Updated state supplemental payment ceiling amounts from $784/$892 to $829/$937 for facility types I and II respectively.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 3000 to upon approval of the bill.

TECHNICAL

Revised bill description to reflect the dual purpose of increasing care rates and clarifying payment structure.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 184).

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 184) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Morikawa, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

The 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) Aquino, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:00PM in conference room 329.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-25-25 1:52PM in conference room 329.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 771) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1149) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The 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.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 177).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 266) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

17 primary · 0 co-sponsors