SB 1365 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT.

Summary

Authorizes the Hawaii Medical Board, as a state of principal license, to investigate and request criminal history records of qualified physicians seeking licensure or license renewal through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Jun 3, 2025

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SB1365_CD1 → SB1365_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill replaces a Senate version of SB 1365 with a House version that significantly expands the list of state agencies authorized to conduct criminal history record checks. While the original bill focused on the Hawaii Medical Board's participation in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the new version adds 49 additional agencies covering education, corrections, banking, healthcare, and public safety. The bill also appropriates funding for the Medical Board's implementation of the compact and sets a placeholder effective date of July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from authorizing only the Hawaii Medical Board to conduct criminal history checks to authorizing 49 different state agencies and departments across healthcare, education, corrections, finance, and public safety sectors.

SCOPE

Added 49 new agencies authorized to conduct criminal history record checks, including departments of education, corrections, commerce, human services, and various county offices.

FISCAL

Appropriated funds from the compliance resolution fund for the Hawaii Medical Board's implementation of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date as July 1, 3000, with a provision that amendments to the criminal history statute will not be repealed when reenacted on July 1, 2027.

TECHNICAL

Removed Senate-specific formatting and replaced with House document metadata and template structure.

SB1365 → SB1365_CD1 · 9 edits

MAJOR

This bill updates a Hawaii statute that lists which government agencies can conduct criminal background checks. It significantly expands the list of agencies and specific roles that require these checks, adding new categories for financial institutions, healthcare, education, and public safety positions. The changes are necessary to ensure Hawaii can fully participate in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which requires states to perform criminal history checks on physicians seeking licensure.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of criminal history record checks from a limited set of agencies to include numerous new departments and specific job roles across healthcare, finance, education, and public safety sectors.

SCOPE

Added new subsections for the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct checks on applicants for money transmitter licenses, mortgage loan originators, credit unions, and financial services companies.

Added new subsections for the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct checks on real estate appraisers, appraisal management companies, and escrow depositories.

Added new subsections for the Department of Health to conduct checks on hemp processors and medical cannabis dispensary applicants and employees.

Added new subsections for the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct checks on nurse licensure applicants.

Added new subsections for county police departments to conduct checks on firearm permit applicants and individuals registering firearms.

Added new subsections for the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct checks on installment loan licensees and applicants.

Added new subsections for the University of Hawaii to conduct checks on employees and contractors responsible for campus security.

Added a catch-all provision allowing the State and its agencies to conduct checks for any other positions authorized by state law.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific requirements for private schools and designated organizations to only receive indications of the states from which criminal history information was provided, rather than full reports.

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

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 103) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

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. 103).

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 1:45PM; Conference Room 224.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 1:41PM; Conference Room 224.

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Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-25 1:40PM; Conference Room 224.

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-25 1:40PM; Conference Room 224.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 486).

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 28, 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; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1472), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Marten.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 312).

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Lee, C., Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Kim, Wakai.

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to CPN/WAM.

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-27-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN/HHS, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors