SR 102 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

URGING THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF EXPANDING THE USE OF MAIL-ORDER PHARMACY IN THE STATE.

This Senate Resolution asks Hawaii's Insurance Commissioner to study how expanding mail-order pharmacy services could benefit residents. The study would examine impacts on medication adherence, cost savings, access for rural and disabled populations, and system reliability during emergencies. It does not change current laws but requests a report with findings and recommendations to be submitted to the Legislature by early 2027.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action May 12, 2026

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SR102 → SR102_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House Committee Resolution (HCR) to a Senate Committee Resolution (SCR), changing the legislative body and associated metadata. The text was restructured to include new findings regarding community pharmacy sustainability and rural access, while retaining the original request for a report from the Insurance Commissioner.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from the House of Representatives to the Senate, and the substantive text was expanded to include two new points of analysis for the study.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and sponsor information were changed from 'HCR' (House Committee Resolution) to 'SCR' (Senate Committee Resolution), reflecting a transfer of the bill to the Senate.

The text formatting was adjusted to insert new findings between the original list items, slightly altering the flow of the existing points.

REQUIREMENT

Two new findings were added to the study requirements: one examining the impact on community pharmacy sustainability and another assessing the impact on rural access to local pharmacies.

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

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Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

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Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3529) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

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Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

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Apr 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-07-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPN.

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Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors