THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, Chair

Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

TIME:

1:30PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 414

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 695

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICINE.

Requires the Hawaii medical board to convene a working group to discuss nutrition and lifestyle behavior for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease at a board meeting before July 1, 2016.  Requires a report to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session of 2017.

 

HTH, WAM

SB 682

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

Prohibits discrimination against medical marijuana patients and caregivers by schools, landlords, employers, courts, and licensing boards, or with regard to medical care or parental rights.

 

HTH, JDL

SB 596

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MARIJUANA.

Establishes a civil violation for possession by a person 18 years of age or older of one ounce or less of marijuana that is subject to a fine of not more than $100, and establishes an adjudicatory structure for its enforcement.  Deletes reporting requirements of board of education for students possessing one ounce or less of marijuana.  Clarifies that medical marijuana patients and primary caregiver may assert affirmative defense to prosecution, criminal or civil, involving possession of one ounce or less of marijuana.  Excludes possession of one ounce or less of marijuana from authority of Hawaii paroling authority to require paroled prisoner to undergo and complete substance abuse treatment.  Excludes possession of more than one ounce of marijuana from authority of courts to require a defendant to undergo and complete substance abuse treatment for probation violation.  Clarifies definition of detrimental drug to exclude one ounce or less of marijuana.  Excludes possession of one ounce or less of marijuana from offenses of promoting a detrimental drug in the second degree and third degree.  Clarifies a civil violation for possession of marijuana does not constitute a prior offense for purposes of the conditional discharge law.

 

HTH, JDL

SB 1019

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA.

Requires hospitals to designate a specific room on site where a qualifying patient who is admitted for at least one night may use prescribed medical marijuana for the duration of the qualifying patient's inpatient stay; provided the qualifying patient presents evidence of a current medical marijuana registration certificate.

 

HTH

SB 1291

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

Prohibits an employer from disciplining, suspending, discharging, or discriminating against an employee who is a patient qualified to use medical marijuana solely because the employee tested positive for marijuana use.

 

HTH, JDL

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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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.

 

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Senator Josh Green

Chair