HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair

Rep. Dee Morikawa, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Cheape

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

TIME:

8:30 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 95

Status

RELATING TO DIRECT SALES FROM FARM TO CONSUMER.

Exempts producers of unprocessed Hawaii-grown agricultural products from department of health rules if selling unprocessed Hawaii-grown agricultural products directly to consumers.  Allows producers of value-added products to sell directly to consumers if certain requirements are met.

 

HLT, AGR, FIN

HB 396

Status

RELATING TO TOXIC PRODUCTS.

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of drink and food containers for young children containing bisphenol A or phthalates.  Requires manufacturers to use the least toxic alternatives.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 585

Status

RELATING TO CADMIUM.

Prohibits the sale, manufacture, and distribution in the State of children's products that contain cadmium more than .004 per cent by weight.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 611

Status

RELATING TO TANNING.

Makes it unlawful for tanning facilities and operators to allow use of tanning beds by anyone under the age of eighteen.

 

HLT, JUD

HB 370

Status

RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.

Repeals the permit requirement that an ambulance with paramedics be present at a mixed martial arts event.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 379

Status

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Appropriates funds out of the emergency medical services special fund to establish and fund a twenty-four-hour, seven-days-a-week, special emergency medical response vehicle unit based in the Maalaea area on Maui, including acquisition of a vehicle, equipment, and personnel costs, that is appropriately staffed at all times by a paramedic trained in advanced life support and equipped with all appropriate life-saving, emergency response equipment.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 362

Status

RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE.

Appropriates funds to increase the on-call availability of emergency medical services and ambulance services in Ewa Beach.  Effective 7/1/13.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 376

Status

RELATING TO FOOD.

Requires businesses with customer card programs to notify customers in the event of a class I food, product and merchandise recall; makes a violation an unfair or deceptive act or practice.

 

HLT, CPC

HB 653

Status

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HAWAI‘I PACIFIC HEALTH.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Hawai‘i Pacific Health.

 

HLT, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number. 

 

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Rep. Della Au Belatti

Chair