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HI HB866

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Terez Amato

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Health to coordinate stockpiling mifepristone in quantities of no less than a one-year supply statewide

  • Appropriates $75,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2025-2026 for the purchase of mifepristone

  • References Hawaii's history of reproductive rights protection, including being the first state to legalize abortion in 1970 and codifying privacy rights in the state constitution in 1978

  • Notes that in-person abortion care is currently only available on Maui and Oahu, and 63% of abortions use oral medication

  • Cites other states that have stockpiled abortifacient medications, including California (250,000 doses), New York (150,000 doses), Massachusetts, and Washington

Legislative Description

Relating To Health Care.

DOH

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance2/12/2025
Health1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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