THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

 

NOTICE OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING

 

DATE:

Thursday, April 24, 2025

TIME:

3:16PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

A live stream link of all Conference Committee meetings will be available online.

 

Click here for the live stream of House & Senate meeting via YouTube.

 

 

A G E N D A

 

The Conference Committee will meet to resolve differences between the last House and Senate versions of the following:

 

HB 72, HD2, SD1

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PHARMACY.

Board of Pharmacy; Registered Pharmacy Technicians; Certificate of Registration; Pharmacists-in-charge; Supervision

House Conferees:  Representatives Takayama/Matayoshi/Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Co-Chairs; Amato, Alcos

(HLT, CPC, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators San Buenaventura, Chair; Keohokalole, Co-Chair; Fevella

(HHS, CPN)

 

HB 139, HD2, SD1

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Insurance; Mandatory Coverage; Standard Fertility Preservation Services; Iatrogenic Infertility; Medically Necessary Treatment

House Conferees:  Representatives Takayama/Matayoshi/Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Co-Chairs; Chun, Olds, Alcos

(HLT, CPC, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators San Buenaventura, Chair; Keohokalole/Moriwaki, Co-Chairs; Fevella

(HHS, CPN/WAM)

 

HB 302, HD2, SD2

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CANNABIS.

DOH; Medical Cannabis; Access; Provider-Patient Relationships; Certification; Inter-Dispensary Sales; Cannabis Cultivator; Licensure; Requirement; Cease and Desist Notice; Penalty; Violations; Affirmative Defense; Conclusive Basis; Medical Cannabis Registry and Regulation Special Fund; Exceptions; Appropriations

House Conferees:  Representatives Takayama/Matayoshi/Tarnas/Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Co-Chairs; Chun, Alcos

(HLT, CPC, JHA, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators San Buenaventura, Chair; Keohokalole/Gabbard/Moriwaki, Co-Chairs; Fevella

(HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM)

 

HB 341, HD1, SD2

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HAWAII ISLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.

SPRB; Hawaii Island Community Health Center; West Hawaii Community Health Center, Inc.

House Conferees:  Representatives Takayama/Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Co-Chairs; Alcos

(HLT, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators San Buenaventura, Chair; Kanuha, Co-Chair; Fevella

(HHS, WAM)

 

HB 441, HD2, SD2

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAXES.

Cigarette Tax; Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund; Tax Increase; Revenue; Disposition; Debt Reduction

House Conferees:  Representatives Takayama/Garrett/Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Co-Chairs; Alcos

(HLT, HED, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators San Buenaventura, Chair; Kim/Hashimoto, Co-Chairs; Fevella

(HHS/HRE, WAM)

 

HB 474, HD2, SD1

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FALL PREVENTION.

DOH; Fall Prevention; Older Adults; Appropriations

House Conferees:  Representatives Takayama/Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Co-Chairs; Chun, Lee, M., Alcos

(HLT, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators San Buenaventura, Chair; Kanuha, Co-Chair; Fevella

(HHS, WAM)

 

HB 784, HD1, SD1

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Emergency Medical Services; Advanced Life Support Ambulance; Department of Health; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Appropriation

House Conferees:  Representatives Takayama/Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Co-Chairs; Lowen, Quinlan, Garcia

(HLT, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators San Buenaventura, Chair; Wakai, Co-Chair; Fevella

(HHS, WAM)

 

HB 1179, HD1, SD2

 

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS.

DOH; Rural Emergency Hospitals; Licensure; Medicaid

House Conferees:  Representatives Takayama/Chun/Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Co-Chairs; Miyake, Alcos

(HLT, CPC, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators San Buenaventura, Chair; Keohokalole/DeCoite, Co-Chairs; Fevella

(HHS, CPN/WAM)

 

HB 1482, HD1, SD3

 

Status & Testimony

RELATED TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

DOH; OMCCR; DLE; ATG; Manufactured Hemp Product Distributors; Manufactured Hemp Product Retailers; Registration; Certificate; Inspection; Forfeiture; Nuisance Abatement; Civil Penalty; Violation; Hawaii Hemp Processing Special Fund; Appropriations

House Conferees:  Representatives Takayama/Matayoshi/Tarnas/Takenouchi, Co-Chairs; Pierick

(HLT, CPC, JHA, FIN)

Senate Conferees:  Senators San Buenaventura, Chair; Keohokalole/Gabbard/Kim, Co-Chairs; Hashimoto, Fevella

(HHS/CPN, JDC/WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

As this is a decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation (including oral, written, or ASL interpretive services) due to a disability, please contact the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6340.  Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6340.

 

 

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Rep. Gregg Takayama

Co-Chair

 

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Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura

Chair

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Rep. Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy

Co-Chair

 

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Senator Jarrett Keohokalole

Co-Chair

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Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi

Co-Chair

 

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Senator Sharon Moriwaki

Co-Chair

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Rep. David A. Tarnas

Co-Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Co-Chair

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Rep. Cory Chun

Co-Chair

 

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Senator Dru Kanuha

Co-Chair

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Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett

Co-Chair

 

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Senator Donna Mercado Kim

Co-Chair

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Rep. Jenna Takenouchi

Co-Chair

 

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Senator Troy N. Hashimoto

Co-Chair

 

 

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Senator Glenn Wakai

Co-Chair

 

 

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Senator Lynn DeCoite

Co-Chair