2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB700: Relating To Cognitive Assessments.
Legislative Summary
Establishes, with certain exceptions, standardized cognitive assessments for qualified Medicare beneficiaries. Establishes a two-year Dementia Data Pilot Program within the Executive Office on Aging to collect and analyze cognitive assessment data. Requires the Executive Office on Aging to report de-identified aggregated data to the Legislature. (CD1)
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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 HLT/HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HSH on Friday, 02-07-25 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
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, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 511) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
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. 951), 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. 117).
Senate
3/4/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/4/2025
Referred to HHS, WAM/CPN.
Senate
3/6/2025
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/10/2025
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.
Senate
3/19/2025
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1145) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/CPN.
Senate
3/19/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN.
Senate
3/27/2025
The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
4/2/2025
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, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/2/2025
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/4/2025
Reported from WAM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1836) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
4/4/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Senate
4/8/2025
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 663) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
Senate
4/17/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy Co-Chairs; Chun, Garcia.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).
Senate
4/21/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto Chair; Moriwaki, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella.
Senate
4/21/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 850).
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 4:30PM in conference room 329.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 4:30PM in conference room 329.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 4:30PM in conference room 329.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Hashimoto discharged as Chair. Senator San Buenaventura added as Chair.
Senate
4/25/2025
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 879).
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Chun, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
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, Moriwaki, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Senate
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 252) as amended in (CD 1).
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 252).
Senate
4/25/2025
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments
4/2/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
4/2/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments
3/10/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 15
Primary Sponsor

Cory Chun
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (14)
Tina Grandinetti
Democrat
Kim Iwamoto
Democrat
Lisa Kitagawa
Democrat
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
Democrat
Lisa Marten
Democrat
Scot Matayoshi
Democrat
Tyson Miyake
Democrat
Ikaika Olds
Democrat
Amy Perruso
Democrat
Mahina Poepoe
Democrat
Jackson Sayama
Democrat
Gregg Takayama
Democrat
Jenna Takenouchi
Democrat
Chris Todd
Democrat