SB 1438 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOME CARE AGENCIES.

SB 1438 prohibits home care agencies from offering or providing services that are outside the specific scope of their facility license. This measure directly affects home care agencies by ensuring they operate strictly within their authorized licensed parameters. The bill clarifies that agencies cannot deliver services beyond what their current license permits.

Issues: ✗ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed May 15, 2025

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SB1438_HD1 → SB1438_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the text of a home care agency licensing statute by replacing the original House version with a Senate version that corrects formatting errors, clarifies rule-making exemptions, and extends the effective date to July 1, 2050. The changes ensure the law is properly formatted for publication and align the implementation timeline with the Senate's version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on home care agency licensing requirements, but the effective date was extended from the original 2025 date to July 1, 2050, significantly delaying when the new provisions take effect.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 2050, extending the implementation timeline by many years.

REQUIREMENT

The interim rules exemption was clarified to explicitly state they shall be exempt from chapters 91 and 201M.

TECHNICAL

Corrected numerous formatting errors, character encoding issues, and layout problems from the House version to produce a clean Senate version.

Updated the bill header information to reflect Senate version SD1 with proper metadata and revision tracking.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fevella, Ihara).

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Introduced

Reconsideration of action taken on 04-04-25 in disagreeing to the House amendments.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 491).

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1417), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 334) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 501) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, CPN.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors