HB1752 • 2026

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Healthcare

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: BELATTI, SOUZA
Last action: 2026-04-30
Official status: Transmitted to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee; HI-EMA; Adjutant General; Administrator; Membership Replaces the Adjutant General on the Hawaii Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee with the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
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CD1

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: HB1752 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1752 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1752 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB1752 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1752 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1752 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES .

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB1752 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1752 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1752 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

Bill History

2026-04-30 H
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-04-30 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 878).
2026-04-29 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 794).
2026-04-29 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani.
2026-04-29 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takayama excused (1).
2026-04-27 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-29-26
2026-04-27 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 1-26).
2026-04-27 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-29-26.
2026-04-27 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 1-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-04-23 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Tarnas, Iwamoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Souza.
2026-04-23 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, San Buenaventura, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-22 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-23-26 3:35PM in conference room 016.
2026-04-21 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).
2026-04-21 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; San Buenaventura Co-Chair; Hashimoto.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Souza.
2026-04-17 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
2026-04-16 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-14 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 619) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-14 S
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-10 S
One Day Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 S
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3789) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-07 S
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
2026-04-01 S
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
2026-03-30 S
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3289) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2026-03-25 S
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.
2026-03-20 S
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-19 S
Re-Referred to PSM, JDC.
2026-03-12 S
Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC.
2026-03-12 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-12 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 282).
2026-03-10 H
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-06 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-03-06 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1144-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-24 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.
2026-02-20 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-03 H
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).
2026-02-03 H
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2-26), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-01-30 H
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-01-27 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 01-30-26 11:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26 H
Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 1
2026-01-22 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee; HI-EMA; Adjutant General; Administrator; Membership
Replaces the Adjutant General on the Hawaii Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee with the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. (CD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB1752

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1752

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating
to emergency medical services
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 321-225, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

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"(b)
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The advisory committee shall be composed of
twenty members:
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three nonvoting
ex-officio members, who shall be the director of transportation, the [
adjutant
general,
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administrator of the Hawaii emergency management agency,

and the administrator of the state health planning and development agency, or
the designated representatives thereof, and seventeen members representing all
counties of the State who shall be appointed by the governor subject to section
26-34 as follows:

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(1)
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Five members who shall be physicians
experienced in the conduct and delivery of emergency medical services; provided
that at least two shall be engaged in the practice of emergency medicine and be
board‑eligible or board‑certified by the American Board of
Emergency Medicine, and provided further that at least one physician shall be
engaged in the practice of pediatrics and be board‑eligible or board‑certified
by the American Board of Pediatrics;

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(2)
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Four members who shall be consumers of
health care and who shall have no connection with or relationship to the health
care system of the State and who shall be representative of all counties;

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(3)
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Four members of allied health
professions related to emergency medical services; and

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(4)
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Four members, one from each county, who
shall be mobile intensive care technicians or emergency medical technicians
engaged in the practice of pre-hospital emergency medical service.

The members
of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties,
including travel expenses.
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The
chairperson of the advisory committee shall be elected by the members from
among their numbers.
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A majority of the
members of the advisory committee shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of
business of the advisory committee.
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A
majority vote of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is
established shall be necessary to validate any action of the committee."

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SECTION
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION
3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

EMSAC;
HI-EMA; AG; Administrator; Members

Description:

Removes
the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex-officio member of the Hawaii Emergency
Medical Services Advisory Committee.
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Adds the Administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency as a
nonvoting ex-officio member of the EMSAC.
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