HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HOMELESSNESS

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair

Rep. Jenna Takenouchi, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Terez Amato

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Greggor Ilagan

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. Diamond Garcia

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

TIME:

9:45 AM

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

SB 975, SD2

(SSCR1088)

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes the criminal offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products.  Amends the definition of "tobacco products" under the Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Tax Law to include electronic smoking devices and e-liquids.  Increases the license fee for persons engaged as wholesalers or dealers of cigarettes and tobacco products and the retail tobacco permit fee for retailers engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes and tobacco products.  Repeals state laws that establish and govern the Electronic Smoking Device Retailer Registration Unit within the Department of the Attorney General and provisions of the Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Tax Law that govern delivery sales.  Effective 12/31/2050.  (SD2)

 

HLT, JHA, FIN

SB 1018, SD1

(SSCR1106)

Status

RELATING TO EMERGENCY POWERS.

Requires the Governor to ensure continued operation of medical facilities upon declaration of a state of emergency and during times of health or pandemic emergencies.  Allows hospitals to suspend elective surgeries during the period of emergency to address the facility's bed capacity.  Takes effect 1/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

HLT, WAL, FIN

SB 1418, SD2

(SSCR1122)

Status

RELATING TO NOISE POLLUTION.

Establishes a person's conduct that produces, or causes to be produced, noise exceeding a certain decibel level during night time hours in any area zoned as residential or mixed-use residential as unreasonable noise that constitutes the offense of disorderly conduct.  Appropriates funds for enforcement.  Effective 12/31/2050.  (SD2)

 

HLT, JHA, FIN

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Della Au Belatti

Chair