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HB 2739 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Summary
Establishes a regulated process under which an adult resident of the State with a medically confirmed terminal disease and less than six months to live may choose to obtain a prescription for medication to end the patient's life. Imposes criminal sanctions for tampering with a patient's request for a prescription or coercing a patient to request a prescription. (HB2739 HD1)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 24, 2018 Signed Apr 5, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Apr 5, 2018
Signed into law
Act 002, 04/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102).
upper
Apr 5, 2018
Signed into law
Act 002, on 04/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102).
lower
Mar 29, 2018
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Green, K. Kahele, Kim, Riviere . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Harimoto). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-23-18 9:00AM in conference room 016.
upper
Mar 19, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
upper
Mar 19, 2018
Committee
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2967) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
upper
Mar 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tokuda, Espero, Ihara, Nishihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang.
upper
Mar 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-18 8:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to CPH, JDC.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 378).
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) DeCoite, Matsumoto, Tokioka, Yamane voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Aquino, Cachola, Choy, Cullen, Har, Johanson, Kong, McDermott, Quinlan, Tupola, Ward, Woodson voting no (12) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Amended
Floor amendment failed with Noes, 1 (Representative(s) Belatti). Excused, 0 (none).
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Floor Amendment No. 2 offered by Rep. Tupola.
lower
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced
Floor Amendment No. 1 offered by Rep. Tupola.
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) McDermott; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Tupola; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS/JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-28-18 at 12:00 PM in room 329.
lower
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to HHS/JUD, referral sheet 9
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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