Hawaii Senate Bill 343

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-02 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Allows psychologist license applicants to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain other requirements. Allows the Board of Psychology to grant licensure waivers in certain circumstances for psychologists. Authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling has been exceeded. Makes an appropriation. Parts II, III, IV, and V take effect on 7/1/2026. (SD1)

Relating To Mental Health.

Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Henry Aquino [D]	Sen. Carol Fukunaga [D]	Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]
Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]

2024-01-26 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-02	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
2024-02-02	Senate	Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2117) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
2024-01-26	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2024-01-23	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-26-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to HHS, CPN.
2023-01-19	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-01-19	Senate	Introduced.

HB1300 (Same As) 2024-03-25 - Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
SB343 (Carry Over) 2023-01-25 - Referred to HHS, CPN.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=343&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB343_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB343_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=343&year=2024