RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Summary
Authorizes the Hawaii medical board to license emergency ambulance service personnel. Creates an additional licensure category for emergency medical technicians 1 who are certified at a higher practice level than emergency medical technicians but do not provide ambulance services. Appropriates funds from the compliance resolution fund for hiring a 0.5 full-time equivalent (0.5 FTE) permanent position. Effective 7/1/2021. (CD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Last action Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
16
Committee
21
Amendments
2
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 147) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 147).
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Kitagawa, Tam, Kapela, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-21 2:10PM; CR 329.
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-21 2:10PM; CR 329.
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 492).
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1511) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Kong, Mizuno, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Committee
Reported from HHH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1050) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Tam, Gates, Har, Kapela, Nishimoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to HHH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 22
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 414) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, Misalucha, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-24-21 9:35AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-23-21 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 321) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-21 1:00PM in conference room Via Videoconference.
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to HTH, CPN.
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donovan Dela Cruz
DDemocratic
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