2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB213: Relating To Loan Repayment For Healthcare Professionals.
Legislative Summary
Appropriates funds for the Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/15/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 1
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 323) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Lee, M., Alcos, Ward.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 949), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 89).
Senate
3/4/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/4/2025
Referred to HHS, WAM.
Senate
3/7/2025
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/12/2025
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Keohokalole.
Senate
3/19/2025
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1151) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
Senate
3/19/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, Unamended
3/12/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Ways and Means(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor

Gregg Takayama
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (17)
Lisa Kitagawa
Democrat
Trish La Chica
Democrat
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
Democrat
Nicole Lowen
Democrat
Lisa Marten
Democrat
Scot Matayoshi
Democrat
Daynette Morikawa
Democrat
Ikaika Olds
Democrat
Amy Perruso
Democrat
Mahina Poepoe
Democrat
Sean Quinlan
Democrat
Jackson Sayama
Democrat
Kanani Souza
Republican
Jenna Takenouchi
Democrat
David Tarnas
Democrat
Chris Todd
Democrat
Gene Ward
Republican