Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB1875: Relating to Health Care.
Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026
Expands the protections established under Act 2, SLH 2023, to include gender-affirming health care services, including clarifying permitted disclosures of protected health information to address changes in federal regulations. Establishes protections against abusive litigation. Prohibits medical malpractice insurers and health carriers from taking certain adverse actions against health care providers solely on the basis that the health care provider provides lawful reproductive health care services or gender-affirming care services.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to health care.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the people of Hawai'i have a long tradition of protecting an individual's right to privacy and bodily autonomy independently of, and more broadly than, the United States Constitution. In 2023, the legislature took one of its constitutionally required affirmative steps to implement the right to privacy by passing Act 2, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023 (Act 2), which protected an individual's right to privacy and bodily autonomy within the boundaries of the State, including minors, and declared that the laws of other states authorizing civil actions and criminal prosecutions for receiving, seeking, providing, or aiding and abetting the provision of reproductive health care services are contrary to the State's public policy and prohibit recognition and enforcement of other states' laws that impose civil or criminal liability relating to reproductive health care services. The legislature further finds that since the passage of Act 2, some states have pursued laws and policies purporting to 2026-2143 HB1875 SD2 SMA.docx : iiiiniiiwnHiiHnuiiMM Page H.B. NO. impose civil or criminal liability, professional disciplinary actions, or otherwise allow for the initiation of abusive litigation in connection with the provision or receipt of, or assistance with, gender-affirming health care services outside of these states' borders. It is the policy of this State …
Sponsors
- Adrian Tam (D, 24) · primary sponsor
- Terez Amato (D, 11)
- Tina Grandinetti (D, 20)
- Linda Ichiyama (D, 31)
- Greggor Ilagan (D, 4)
- Kim Iwamoto (D, 25)
- Lisa Marten (D, 51)
- Amy Perruso (D, 46)
Latest actions
- : Act 059, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159).
- : Act 059, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159).
- : Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).
- : Transmitted to Governor.
- : Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1).
- : House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- : Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 815).
- : Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.
- : Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
- : House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Votes
- Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and (April 23, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and (April 23, 2026): 42 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2) (April 14, 2026): 21 yea, 4 nay, passed
- JDC: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 7, 2026): 3 yea, 1 nay, passed
- CPN: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 24, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
- HHS: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (March 20, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Health Care, Medicaid, Penalties, Insurance, Prohibition
Common questions
- What is HB1875?
- HB1875 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to Health Care.
- What does HB1875 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to health care.
- What is the status of HB1875?
- Signed into law as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Act 059, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1159). (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1875?
- Adrian Tam (D, 24), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1875?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1875&year=2026
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