SB 1423 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AMENDING SECTION 323D-54, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, TO EXEMPT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FROM CERTIFICATE OF NEED REQUIREMENTS.

Summary

Exempts health care facilities operated or services provided by the Department of Health, chronic renal dialysis centers, and psychiatric behavioral health services from the State Health Planning and Development Agency's certificate of need requirements. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1423 → SB1423_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill expands the exemption from Certificate of Need (CON) requirements to include chronic renal dialysis centers and psychiatric behavioral health services, in addition to the existing exemption for Department of Health facilities. This change allows these new types of facilities to operate without undergoing the state's CON review process, streamlining their establishment or expansion.

Scope change

The bill's scope broadened from only exempting Department of Health facilities to also covering chronic renal dialysis centers and psychiatric behavioral health services.

ELIGIBILITY

Added chronic renal dialysis centers to the list of facilities exempt from Certificate of Need requirements.

Added psychiatric behavioral health services to the list of services exempt from Certificate of Need requirements.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and description to reflect the new exemptions for dialysis and behavioral health services.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 325) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors