HB 423 HD2 SD1

Hawaii House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 2, 2026.

Workers' Compensation; Vocational Rehabilitation Services; Certified Providers; Automatic Approval.

Bill ID HI-2026-HB-423

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee LAB, CPC, FIN

House in_committee 2026-04-02

Labor / Employment

Summary

Clarifies the process for selecting a certified provider of rehabilitation services. Requires providers to automatically approve vocational rehabilitation services for an injured employee if those services will likely be required for suitable gainful employment. Requires providers to file an employee's vocational plan no later than ninety days after submitting an initial evaluation report, with certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Sponsor

Scot Z. Matayoshi

Official Source Back to Bills

Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-04-02	Status	in_committee
2026-04-02	Latest Action	Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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