During the joint hearing of the House Committee on Health and the Committee on Human Services and Homelessness, members voted on the bills on the agenda and adopted the chairs’ recommendations, with technical and policy amendments as noted below. The committee roll calls and the chair’s motions were recorded on the hearing record and adopted as indicated.

Summary of committee actions (bill → committee decision and key notes):

- HB1462 (relating to crisis services) → Passed with amendments (chair amendment to require second Oahu site be sited in area with disproportionate behavioral‑health needs); committee report to note Ewa center operating cost ~ $4.3M. (Outcome: approved in both committees.)

- HB700 (relating to cognitive assessments) → Passed with amendments (allow pilot project, technical clarifications, EOA‑requested flexibility for data elements); committee report to note pilot cost estimate ~$150,000. (Outcome: approved.)

- HB237 (peer support programs) → Passed with amendments; report language to blank out two FTEs and note an annual cost of $860,000 for Finance consideration. (Outcome: approved.)

- HB1462 (human services committee confirmation) → Both committees adopted the chair’s recommendation; roll calls recorded unanimous aye votes in committee panels.

- HB1092, HB1379, HB1109, HB1120, HB951, HB872, HB1112, HB866 and other bills on the agenda → Each was advanced by committee action with technical or clarifying amendments as recorded in the hearing transcript; see individual committee report language for appropriation blanks where committees asked Finance to consider budgets.

- HB1115 (universal immunization funding) → Passed with amendments and report language noting suggested startup funds (~$934,000) and annual funding range ($2.8M–$3.6M). (Outcome: approved.)

- HB1118 (repeal nonmedical exemptions) → Passed with AG‑recommended amendment clarifying religious‑belief wording (replace “established church” language with text covering sincerely held beliefs); committee roll call recorded two 'no' votes and several reservations. (Outcome: approved by committee.)

- HB715 (certificate of stillbirth) → Passed with DOH amendments clarifying the certificate is commemorative and has no legal status; allows a fee to be charged. (Outcome: approved.)

Notes about votes and procedure: The chair’s motions were seconded and recorded; for many bills the committee adopted technical changes for clarity, consistency and style, and requested that appropriation amounts be blanked in the bill with suggested figures captured in committee report language for Finance Committee consideration. Where departments requested clarifications (DOH, EOA, Attorney General), the committees adopted those technical changes on the record.

Why this matters: Committees advanced a broad set of bills that address behavioral health, aging, child and family supports, vaccine access, and regulatory clarifications; several measures contain budgetary implications that will be evaluated by the Finance Committee. HB1118 (exemption repeal) drew particularly large public turnout and is likely to generate continued debate and legal analysis.

What to watch: Committee report language for HB1115, HB237, HB866 and HB1462 (cost and staffing notes) and subsequent hearings where constitutional and legal issues (HB1118) and appropriation decisions will be considered.