THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

TIME:

9:30AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

CPN

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

 

PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE STATE CAPITOL

BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY – FRIDAY

 

A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.

 

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 588, SD1

      (SSCR62)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Authorizes certain state government entities to establish a self-certification process for behind-the-meter, customer-sited solar distributed energy resource systems and exempt the systems from the Federal Emergency Management Agency No-Rise/No-Impact declaration requirements under certain circumstances.  (SD1)

 

EIG/GVO, CPN

SB 1281, SD1

      (SSCR580)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TELEHEALTH.

Updates the State's laws on telehealth services to conform with federal Medicare regulations.  Requires the Insurance Commissioner to report to the Legislature on reimbursements claimed in the previous year for certain telehealth services.  Repeals the sunset date of Act 107, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023.  Effective 12/31/2050.  (SD1)

 

HHS, CPN

SB 1449, SD1

      (SSCR502)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

Requires any utilization review entity in the State to submit to the State Health Planning and Development Agency data relating to prior authorization of health care services.  Effective 12/31/2050.  (SD1)

 

HHS, CPN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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