HB 1704 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.

Summary

Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to regulate the practice of telepsychology and temporary in-person, face‑to‑face practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the compact. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026

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HB1704 → HB1704_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to standardize capitalization throughout the text, changing references from 'Compact' to 'compact' and 'Commission' to 'commission' to align with the official name of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. Additionally, the effective date of the law was significantly delayed from January 1, 2027, to July 1, 3000, likely to allow for further review or future legislative action.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains the same, but the timeline for when the law becomes active has been extended by over 700 years.

TECHNICAL

Capitalization was standardized throughout the document, converting proper nouns like 'Compact', 'Commission', and 'State' to lowercase when referring to the specific entities defined in the bill.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the legislation was changed from January 1, 2027, to July 1, 3000, postponing the implementation of the compact by approximately 733 years.

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Committee

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 49-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

13 primary · 1 co-sponsor