2024 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB1492: Relating To Mental Health.
Legislative Summary
Requires the department of health to track and publicly report certain data relating to crisis reports, emergency mental health transports, and court-ordered treatments. Requires the department of health to respond to reports about persons having severe mental illness who are in need of assistance, assess whether those persons may fulfill the criteria for assisted community treatment, and coordinate the process for an assisted community treatment order if indicated. Establishes that a court's denial of a petition for involuntary commitment shall serve as notification to the department of health that the person should be evaluated for assisted community treatment. Requires the department of the attorney general to assist with the preparation and filing of petitions for assisted community treatment, unless declined by the petitioner. Appropriates funds to the department of health for software and data collection and publication. Appropriates funds for statewide education and training on policies related to emergency examination and hospitalization and assisted community treatment. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Bill History
1/25/2023
Introduced.
Senate
1/25/2023
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/30/2023
Referred to HHS/JDC, WAM.
Senate
2/9/2023
The committee(s) on HHS/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/13/2023
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/13/2023
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/17/2023
Reported from HHS/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 620) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/17/2023
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
2/23/2023
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/28/2023
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
3/3/2023
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1020) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
3/3/2023
48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
Senate
3/7/2023
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/7/2023
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 463) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Referred to HLT/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Re-referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 20
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-22-23 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1578) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1).
House of Representatives
3/28/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-30-23 3:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2093) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-11-23.
House of Representatives
4/11/2023
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 790).
Senate
4/13/2023
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/13/2023
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 888).
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads, Wakai Co-Chairs.
Senate
4/20/2023
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 915).
House of Representatives
4/21/2023
Re-referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 34
House of Representatives
4/21/2023
House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Tarnas, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Amato, Matsumoto.
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840).
Senate
4/24/2023
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-23 2:30PM in conference room 329.
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-26-23 2:30PM in conference room 329.
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 2:30PM in conference room 329.
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 2:30PM in conference room 329.
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.
House of Representatives
12/11/2023
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
3/20/2024
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Senate
3/20/2024
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
House of Representatives
3/22/2024
House Conferee(s) discharged.
House of Representatives
3/25/2024
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/28/2023
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments
2/13/2023
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments
2/13/2023
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/7/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Karl Rhoads
Democrat