Hawaii Senate Bill 845 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-17 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Makes comprehensive updates to chapter 436E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, regarding acupuncture practitioners to reflect modernized scopes of practice, titles, and licensing and renewal requirements. Authorizes the Board of Acupuncture to establish an alternative pathway for physician licensure in acupuncture. Beginning with the renewal for the licensing biennium commencing 7/1/2025, requires licensees to obtain thirty hours of continuing education per licensing biennium. Appropriates funds to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to update the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division's internal database. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Relating To Acupuncture.

Sen. Henry Aquino [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]
Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]

2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-17	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
2023-02-17	Senate	Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 602) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
2023-02-14	Senate	Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.
2023-02-13	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
2023-02-10	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2023-01-27	Senate	Referred to HHS, CPN.
2023-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-01-20	Senate	Introduced.

SB845 (Carry Over) 2023-02-17 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=845&year=2023
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB845_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB845_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=845&year=2023