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SCR 67 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND THE STATE AGENCIES COMPRISING THE STATE'S PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO COOPERATE MORE CLOSELY TO DETERMINE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO EXPEDITE THE HIRING AND FILLING OF CRITICAL VACANCIES, INCLUDING SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES UNIQUE TO THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.

SCR 67 is a concurrent resolution requesting the Department of Human Resources Development to coordinate with mental health agencies (including the Department of Health, Corrections, Education, and others) to address critical workforce vacancies. It asks these agencies to collaborate on solutions to expedite hiring, specifically targeting obstacles like outdated recruitment policies, stigma around mental health careers, and high burnout rates affecting staff retention. The resolution does not create new laws but formally requests inter-agency cooperation to improve the state’s public mental health care system. It directly affects state agencies responsible for delivering mental health services across Hawaii. The resolution was passed by the Senate in 2025 with the House concurring.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRequests inter-agency coordination to address mental health workforce vacancies, directly supporting service access and retention through staffing solutions.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAddresses mental health workforce retention (burnout) and recruitment barriers, aligning with labor/employment goals of improving workplace conditions and staffing solutions.85% confidence
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

SCR67 → SCR67_SD1 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill underwent significant formatting changes and minor substantive modifications. The most notable change is the addition of specific recipients for the resolution's transmission, expanding it beyond just the Director of Human Resources Development to include the Directors of Health, Human Services, Education, Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Chief Justice. The resolution text was also reformatted with some capitalization inconsistencies and minor wording adjustments.
Scope change
The scope of the resolution's distribution was expanded to include additional state officials who are now required to receive certified copies of the resolution.
REQUIREMENT

Added specific recipients for the certified copy transmission: Director of Health, Director of Human Services, Superintendent of Education, Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and Chief Justice.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted the document structure with inconsistent capitalization in the resolution text and added metadata fields.

Changed the resolution's operative language from 'is requested to' to 'are requested to' for grammatical consistency.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Resolution adopted in final form.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 738).
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2107), recommending adoption.
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to LAB, referral sheet 28
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 460) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1434) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to LBT.
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Offered.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
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Henry Aquino
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HI
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