THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2024

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair

Senator Henry J.C. Aquino, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024

 

DATE:

Friday, March 15, 2024

TIME:

2:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

HHS

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

 

PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE STATE CAPITOL

BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY – FRIDAY

 

A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.

 

 

HB 1691, HD1

      (HSCR803-24)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Requires newly installed or modified individual wastewater systems that are near the shoreline, or likely to pollute groundwater, to include denitrification capacity.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

AEN/HHS, WAM

HB 1759, HD1

      (HSCR804-24)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.

Requires cesspools attached to or used by housing or lodging that provides transient accommodations to be upgraded, converted, or connected before 1/1/2035 for priority level 1 cesspools and before 1/1/2040 for priority level 2 cesspools.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

AEN/HHS, CPN/WAM

HB 1892, HD2

      (HSCR1036-24)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.

Part II:  Amends the deadlines for required upgrades conversions, or connections for certain priority level 1 and priority level 2 cesspools.  Part III:  Authorizes and appropriates funds to the Department of Health to retain qualified consultants as necessary to identify necessary public outreach and education resources and tools and develop a comprehensive public outreach strategy and website to educate homeowners and wastewater industry professionals about information and resources regarding the State's cesspool upgrade, conversion, and connection requirements and deadlines.  Part IV:  Appropriates funds and establishes positions for the implementation of the cesspool compliance pilot grant project.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

 

AEN/HHS, WAM

HB 1989, HD2

      (HSCR915-24)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RAW MILK.

Authorizes and decriminalizes the sale of raw milk, raw milk products, and raw milk dairy products directly from producers to consumers for human consumption, subject to certain restrictions.  Authorizes the direct sale of raw goat milk for pet consumption.  Establishes labeling requirements.  Requires the Board of Agriculture and Department of Health to adopt rules no later than 7/1/2025.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

 

AEN/HHS, CPN/JDC

 

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6830.