Hawaii State Legislature
2004 Legislative Session

SB2259

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Measure Title: RELATING TO OPTOMETRY.
Report Title: Optometry; Use of Pharmaceuticals
Description: Allows therapeutically certified optometrists to prescribe and use, under certain restrictions, pharmaceuticals approved by the optometry board; continues to prohibit the use of controlled substances.
Package: None
Companion:HB1797
Introducer(s): BAKER, Chun Oakland, Inouye, Tsutsui, Fukunaga, Ihara, Ige, Kim, Kokubun, Espero, Kawamoto, English
Current Referral:HTH, CPH

Date Status Text
1/23/2004SIntroduced.
1/26/2004SPassed First Reading and referred to HTH, CPH.
2/6/2004SThe committee on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-04 at 2:30 pm in conference room 016.
2/12/2004SThe committee on HTH deferred the measure until 02-19-04 at 2:30 pm in conference room 016.
2/19/2004SThe committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chun Oakland, Inouye, Tsutsui, Hogue; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kokubun.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment