2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB629: Relating To Therapy Services.
Legislative Summary
Expands the scopes of practice for occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech pathologists employed by or contracted with the Department of Education to diagnose students with a medical condition in an educational setting and treat the students. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to EDN, CPC, referral sheet 2
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 343) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 19
Primary Sponsor
Justin Woodson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Terez Amato
Democrat
Elle Cochran
Democrat
Tina Grandinetti
Democrat
Daniel Holt
Democrat
Kirstin Kahaloa
Democrat
Lisa Kitagawa
Democrat
Trish La Chica
Democrat
Nicole Lowen
Democrat
Lisa Marten
Democrat
Tyson Miyake
Democrat
Daynette Morikawa
Democrat
Ikaika Olds
Democrat
Amy Perruso
Democrat
Mahina Poepoe
Democrat
Sean Quinlan
Democrat
Adrian Tam
Democrat
David Tarnas
Democrat
Chris Todd
Democrat