Hawaii Senate Bill 296

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - The committee(s) on HHS/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Hearing: Feb 7 @ 3:10 pm in Conference Room 225 & Videoconference
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Authorizes a physician, upon consultation with a minor patient who indicates that the minor was the victim of a sexual offense, with the consent of the minor patient, to perform customary and necessary examinations to obtain evidence of the sexual offense and may prescribe for and treat the patient for any immediate condition caused by the sexual offense. Provides that the consent of the parent, parents, or legal guardian of a minor offender who has been committed to the Hawaii youth correctional facilities is not necessary in order to authorize hospital, medical, mental health, dental, emergency health, or emergency surgical care.

Relating To Minors.

Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Rep. Lynn Decoite [D]	Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]
Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]	Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]	Sen. Tim Richards [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-31	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-21	Senate	Referred to HHS/PSM, WAM.
2025-01-15	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-14	Senate	Pending Introduction.

HB731 (Same As) 2025-01-31 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Kila, Lamosao, Matsumoto, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Templo, Ward excused (3).

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=296&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB296_.HTM