HB 1328 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO MIDWIVES.

Summary

Continues a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Reestablishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

7

Key actions

0

Committee

2

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to HLT/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 8

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Julie Reyes Oda

Kim Coco Iwamoto

Kirstin Kahaloa

Lauren Matsumoto