HB 2319: DOH; SHPDA; FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES; CERTIFICATE OF NEED EXEMPTION

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2026-02-17

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-03: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Amends the functions and responsibilities of the State Health Planning and Development Agency. Adds a new definition of "health care." Amends the exemption threshold for bed changes to up to thirty per cent of existing licensed bed types. Exempts the Department of Health from certificate of need requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing