HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Gregg Takayama, Chair

Rep. Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Terez Amato

Rep. Jenna Takenouchi

Rep. Cory M. Chun

Rep. David Alcos III

Rep. Lisa Marten

Rep. Diamond Garcia

Rep. Ikaika Olds

 

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

TIME:

10:00AM

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

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A G E N D A

 

HB 1233, HD1

(HSCR197)

Status

RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

Requires the counties to adopt ordinances for the regulation of retention and detention ponds.  Requires the counties to conduct a survey of existing retention and detention ponds and make a report to the Legislature.  (HD1)

 

WAL, HLT, FIN

HB 245, HD1

(HSCR49)

Status

RELATING TO STUDENT HEAT EXPOSURE SAFETY.

Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and State Public Charter School Commission, to conduct a study on the current practices of managing heat exposure in state public and charter schools to protect students' health during outdoor activities and to develop a plan if the current practices are insufficient in managing heat exposure.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

EDN, HLT, FIN

HB 903, HD1

(HSCR46)

Status

RELATING TO STUDENT HEALTH.

Authorizes a school to maintain a stock supply of bronchodilators to be administered under certain conditions.  Authorizes certain employees of a school and department personnel to administer certain medication in emergency situations, under certain conditions.  Amends prescription drug labeling requirements to include certain information related to a school, if applicable.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

EDN, HLT, FIN

HB 1314, HD1

(HSCR176)

Status

RELATING TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH.

Requires that all schools develop plans to execute mental health check-ins with their students grades six through twelve.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

EDN, HLT, FIN

HB 1334, HD1

(HSCR84)

Status

RELATING TO MEAT DONATION.

Exempts the donation of wild game meat or meat products, including axis deer, to a charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization to needy persons from certain laws regarding the inspection and transportation of meat.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

AGR, HLT, JHA

HB 799

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Authorizes physicians to practice at organized ambulatory health care facilities even if the physician does not have hospital privileges at a licensed hospital in the same geographic location as the ambulatory facility.  Provides that a written transfer agreement is not required to transfer a patient from an organized ambulatory health care facility to a licensed hospital.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 952

Status

RELATING TO PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH.

Establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database to be administered by the Department of Health, to house a collection of data on the incidence of Parkinson's disease in the State.  Establishes the Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Database Advisory Committee.  Requires the Department to create a Parkinson's disease research collection database webpage by 1/1/2026, and submit annual reports to the Legislature.

 

HLT, FIN

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Gregg Takayama

Chair