HB2505 • 2026

RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: TAM, ALCOS, AMATO, BELATTI, KAHALOA, KILA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MATSUMOTO, OLDS, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA
Last action: 2026-05-07
Official status: Transmitted to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.
Assisted Community Treatment; Petitions; Involuntary Hospitalization; Community Mental Health Outpatient Programs Clarifies that community mental health outpatient programs that have agreed to provide mental health services to a defendant as part of an assisted community treatment order may prepare a certificate for assisted community treatment and provide the certificate to a defendant and may file an assisted community treatment petition with the Family Court.
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CD1

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: HB2505 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2505 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2505 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB2505 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2505 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2505 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT .

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB2505 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2505 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2505 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-07 H
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-05-06 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Hartsfield voting no (1) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
2026-05-01 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 110-26).
2026-05-01 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 110-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-04-30 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Tam, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-30 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) San Buenaventura, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-29 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 4:30PM in conference room 329.
2026-04-28 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-28 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Tarnas, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Tam, Alcos.
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. 699) 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. 3760) 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.
2026-03-25 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
2026-03-25 S
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3172) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2026-03-18 S
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, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-03-13 S
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 S
Referred to HHS, JDC.
2026-03-06 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-06 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 115).
2026-03-05 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 845-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-27 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M..
2026-02-24 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-20 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2026-02-20 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 731-26), recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-19 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-02-17 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-11 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
2026-02-11 H
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 160-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-06 H
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, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-02-03 H
Re-referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 7
2026-02-03 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-06-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H
Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.
Assisted Community Treatment; Petitions; Involuntary Hospitalization; Community Mental Health Outpatient Programs
Clarifies that community mental health outpatient programs that have agreed to provide mental health services to a defendant as part of an assisted community treatment order may prepare a certificate for assisted community treatment and provide the certificate to a defendant and may file an assisted community treatment petition with the Family Court. (CD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB2505

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2505

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to assisted community treatment
.

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

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SECTION
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Section 704-421, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (3) to read as follows:

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"(3)
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During the defendant's commitment to the
custody of the director of health or release on conditions pursuant to
subsection (1):

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(a)
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If the
defendant's clinical team determines that the defendant meets the criteria for
involuntary hospitalization set forth in section 334-60.2, the director of
health, within seven days of the clinical team's determination, shall file with
the family court a petition for involuntary hospitalization pursuant to section
334-60.3.
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If the petition is
granted, the defendant shall remain hospitalized for a period of time as
provided by section 334-60.6; or

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(b)
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If the defendant's clinical team
determines that the defendant does not meet the criteria for involuntary
hospitalization, or the court denies the petition for involuntary
hospitalization, the defendant's clinical team shall determine whether an
assisted community treatment plan is appropriate pursuant to part VIII of
chapter 334.
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If the clinical team
determines that an assisted community treatment plan is appropriate, the
clinical
team shall identify a community mental health outpatient program that agrees to
provide the mental health services to the defendant in the event the assisted
community treatment petition is granted.
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The
psychiatrist or advanced practice registered nurse from the
clinical team
or the community mental health outpatient program
shall
prepare the certificate for assisted community treatment specified by section
334‑123, including a written treatment plan for the provision of mental
health services to the defendant.
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[
The
clinical team shall identify a community mental health outpatient program that
agrees to provide mental health services to the defendant as the designated
mental health program under the assisted community treatment order.
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The clinical team
or the community mental
health outpatient program
shall provide the defendant with a copy of the
certificate.
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Within ten days of
provision of the certificate to the defendant by the clinical team[
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]
or
the community mental health outpatient program,
the director of health
shall file with the family court the assisted community treatment petition
described in section 334‑123.
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When
a petition for assisted community treatment has been filed for a defendant, the
defendant committed to the custody of the director of health shall remain in
custody until the family court issues a decision on the petition; provided that
the judge may order that the subject be released during the pendency of that
action.
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A petition for assisted
community treatment filed pursuant to this section shall be heard within five
days after its filing.
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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:

Assisted
Community Treatment; Involuntary Hospitalization; Community Health Outpatient

Description:

Requires
community health outpatient programs to prepare a certificate for assisted
community treatment and provide the certificate to a defendant.
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Requires a petition for assisted community
treatment to be heard within five days after the petition is filed.

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