HB 715 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.

Summary

Authorizes the Department of Health to issue commemorative certificates of stillbirth. Establishes fees for the issuance of commemorative certificates of stillbirth, to be deposited into the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify that the Department of Health may issue 'commemorative' certificates of stillbirth, which are explicitly distinguished from official legal records. The changes establish a fee structure for these certificates and direct the funds to a special state fund, while adding a disclaimer to ensure the public understands these documents have no legal standing.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from mandating the issuance of stillbirth certificates to authorizing the issuance of commemorative certificates, emphasizing their non-legal status.

REQUIREMENT

Added a disclaimer to the back of the certificate stating it has no prima facie evidence value and is not a valid government record.

FISCAL

Established fees for the first and subsequent copies of the commemorative certificate.

Required all fees collected to be deposited into the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund.

DEFINITION

Changed the document type from a standard 'certificate of stillbirth' to a 'commemorative certificate of stillbirth' to reflect its non-legal nature.

TIMELINE

Extended the effective date of the act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 531) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

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, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors