Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB2314: Relating to Emergency Medical Systems of Care.
Status: Signed into law, June 4, 2026
Modernizes Hawaii's emergency medical services statutes to align with current best practices.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to emergency medical systems of care.
From the enrolled text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS OF CARE. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the State's current emergency medical services laws were designed for an earlier era and do not reflect the complexities of modern time-sensitive emergency medical systems of care. Recent emergency events across the State have exposed significant gaps in coordination, integration, and resource deployment across emergency medical services, acute care facilities, and the trauma system. These events underscored the vulnerability of Hawaii's geographically isolated rural communities and highlighted the urgent need for modernization. The legislature further finds that contemporary models of emergency andacute care prioritize integrated systems that address time-sensitive emergencies, such as burns, heart attacks, strokes, sepsis, and trauma, with the same urgency and structure as traditional emergency response. By adopting a time-sensitive emergency medical systems of care model, Hawaii can improve patient survival, reduce long-term disability, and 2026--3375 HB2314 CD1 HMSO NcD. ~ H.B. Page2 C.D. strengthen statewide resilience in times of disaster or public health crisis. Aligning Hawaii's emergency medical services laws with national best practices in systems integration will: (1) Ensure coordinated, evidence-based care for timesensitive emergencies across all islands; (2) Modernize emergency medical services and trauma systems to meet current and future challenges; (3) Improve patient outcomes through standardized, statewide protocols; and (4) Enhance preparedness for future natural …
Sponsors
- Nadine Nakamura (D, 15) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Act 085, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185).
- : Act 085, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185).
- : Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
- : Transmitted to Governor.
- : Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
- : Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- : Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- : 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- : Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 53-26).
- : Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
Votes
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) (May 6, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0) (May 6, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- none. (April 24, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Conference Committee Vote (April 24, 2026): 2 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading (April 14, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JDC: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 7, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Emergency Medical Systems Of Care, Rules, DOT, Counties, UH, DOH
Common questions
- What is HB2314?
- HB2314 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to Emergency Medical Systems of Care.
- What does HB2314 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to emergency medical systems of care.
- What is the status of HB2314?
- Signed into law as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Act 085, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1185). (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2314?
- Nadine Nakamura (D, 15).
- Where is the official record for HB2314?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2314&year=2026
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