Hse Referral sheet template, revision no. 00002

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		RE-REFERRAL

SB221, SD1	RELATING TO CESSPOOLS. Authorizes the Department of Health to coordinate with each county wastewater agency to establish a low interest loan program to upgrade or convert cesspools to septic systems or aerobic treatment unit systems, or to connect cesspools to existing sewer systems or other wastewater treatment systems approved by the department. (SD1)	EEP, FIN
SB235, SD1	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Appropriates funds for operating expenses for the Department of Health. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)	HLT/EEP, FIN
SB417, SD2	RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires medicaid and insurance coverage of ambulance services. Authorizes medicaid programs, and requires private insurers, to pay for community paramedicine services provided by emergency medical technicians or paramedics. Appropriates moneys for medicaid to cover community paramedicine services provided by emergency medical technicians or paramedics. Appropriates funds for ambulance services covered by medicaid. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)	LAB/HLT, FIN
SB485, SD1	RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. Increases the amount of barrel tax deposited into the agricultural development and food security special fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)	EEP, FIN
SB537, SD2	RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Transitions from lump sum deferred deposit transactions to installment-based small dollar loan transactions. Specifies various consumer protection requirements for small dollar loans. Beginning 1/1/2020, requires licensure for small dollar lenders that offer small dollar loans to consumers. Specifies licensing requirements for small dollar lenders. Authorizes the division of financial institutions to appoint 2.0 FTE examiner positions, funded via the compliance resolution fund, to carry out the purposes of the small dollar installment loan program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)	IAC, CPC, FIN
SB609, SD2	RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY. Establishes a Homeland Security and Resiliency Council to identify electric grid and other critical infrastructure needs and provide recommendations for enhancing the State's grid and critical infrastructure resiliency. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)	EEP, PVM, FIN
SB754, SD1	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Enacts produce safety rules in accordance with the federal Food and Drug Administration Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption. (SD1)	AGR, FIN
SB823, SD1	RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. Requires insurers to provide a choice to the insured consumer of authorizing a repair provider to utilize a like kind and quality crash part or the original equipment manufacturer crash part. Specifies the circumstances when an insured consumer who chooses the use of an original equipment manufacturer crash part must pay the additional cost of the original equipment manufacturer crash part that is in excess of the equivalent like kind and quality crash part. Defines crash part and like kind and quality. Sunsets 7/1/2029. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)	IAC, CPC, FIN
SB871, SD1	RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources division of forestry and wildlife for invasive species technician positions on the island of Hawaii to address invasive plants and animals. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)	EEP, FIN
SB887, SD2	RELATING TO TOBACCO TAXES. Increases the cigarette and tobacco tax on cigarettes and little cigars by five cents beginning July 1, 2020. Allocates excise tax revenue generated at the increased rate to specified health improvement purposes beginning July 1, 2020. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)	HLT, CPC, FIN
SB908, SD2	RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY. Establishes a statewide sustainability division within the Office of Planning to ensure long-term planning, coordination, and implementation of Hawaii's sustainability goals and policies. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)	EEP/WLH, FIN
SB934, SD1	RELATING TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. Prohibits any waste or disposal facility from being located in a conservation district. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)	EEP/WLH, JUD, FIN
SB989, SD2	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM. Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)	EDB/EEP, FIN
SB1033, SD2	RELATING TO THE LICENSURE OF MIDWIVES. Establishes licensure of midwives. Exempts Native Hawaiian healers from licensure requirements. Requires registration for current practicing midwives by 1/1/2024, and thereafter full licensure must be obtained. Provides provisional licensure until full licensure can be obtained. Provides penalties for violation of registration and licensure requirements. Appropriates funds from the compliance resolution fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)	HLT, FIN
SB1241, SD1	RELATING TO ENERGY DATA. Permits the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to share energy data with the Department of Health for purposes of regulating greenhouse gas emissions. (SD1)	EEP, FIN
SB1291, SD1	RELATING TO THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUND. Appropriates funds into and out of the alternative energy research and development revolving fund for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to provide grants. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)	EDB/EEP, FIN
SB1323, SD1	RELATING TO APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. Requires the public utilities commission and department of business, economic development, and tourism to adopt state appliance efficiency standards consistent with California's existing appliance efficiency standards. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)	EEP, CPC, FIN
SB1495, SD1	RELATING TO ACTIONS FOR QUIET TITLE. Authorizes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to intervene upon official action of the board of trustees in any action to quiet title in which any portion of the land claimed by the plaintiff is kuleana land. Takes effect 3/15/2094. (SD1)	WLH, JUD, FIN