HB 903 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO STUDENT HEALTH.

Summary

Authorizes a school to maintain a stock supply of bronchodilators to be administered under certain conditions. Authorizes certain employees of a school and department personnel to administer certain medication in emergency situations, under certain conditions. Amends prescription drug labeling requirements to include certain information related to a school, if applicable. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB903 → HB903_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill update primarily refines the language regarding who can volunteer to administer emergency medication in schools and clarifies that such actions do not constitute the practice of medicine. It also adjusts the effective date of the law to July 1, 3000, and includes minor technical corrections to prescription labeling requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on student health, specifically asthma and emergency medication administration, but the applicability of the 'volunteer' clause was broadened from 'department school health assistants' to all 'school health assistants'.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the specific requirement that only 'department' school health assistants could volunteer to administer emergency medication, expanding eligibility to all school health assistants.

DEFINITION

Added a new provision stating that administering stock bronchodilators by authorized personnel does not require a diagnosis or imply the practice of medicine.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from 'upon approval' to a fixed date of July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting and phrasing in prescription labeling requirements, including clarifying the list of authorized practitioners for training.

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

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 574), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 46) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

16 primary · 0 co-sponsors