HB 1452 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO BIRTH CERTIFICATES.

HB 1452 expands who can legally submit an affidavit to create a new birth certificate for certain individuals. It allows more types of health care providers (beyond just physicians) to certify birth details for registrants needing updated certificates. This change directly affects people who require corrected or new birth records, such as those with incomplete documentation. The bill modifies the process by broadening the list of authorized medical professionals who can provide the required legal statement.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1452 → HB1452_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This version of the bill adds advanced practice registered nurses to the list of healthcare providers authorized to submit affidavits for new birth certificates. It also updates internal administrative metadata, such as file names and tracking numbers, and adjusts the effective date to July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The bill's scope of applicability has expanded to include advanced practice registered nurses as eligible healthcare providers who can submit affidavits for new birth certificates.

ELIGIBILITY

Advanced practice registered nurses are now eligible to submit affidavits for new birth certificates for certain registrants.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Internal administrative data, including file names, author names, and tracking identifiers, were updated to reflect the House Draft version.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to HHS, JDC.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 133).

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 163-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

11 primary · 1 co-sponsor