THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair
Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2018

DATE:

Friday, February 23, 2018

TIME:

11:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2059
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY.
Establishes procedures for an out-of-state individual licensed as a certified public accountant or certain accountancy firms to be granted practice privileges in this State by the board of public accountancy if the licensee or firm meets certain qualifications and requirements for substantial equivalency.  Makes conforming amendments to the laws relating to public accountancy to reflect practice privileges.  Takes effect on 1/1/2019.

CPH

SB2243
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS.
Prohibits motor vehicle insurers from charging insureds an additional fee for repairs made with original equipment manufacturer parts if the vehicle manufacturer recommends original equipment manufacturer parts.

CPH

SB2652
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE.
Allows licensed producers of motor vehicle insurers to satisfy the requirement that insurers provide a complete sales and claims office in the State by instead allowing the licensed producer to establish and maintain a sales and claims office.

CPH

SB2244 SD1
(SSCR2299)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Requires health care providers in the workers' compensation system who are authorized to prescribe opioids to adopt and maintain policies for informed consent to opioid therapy in circumstances that carry elevated risk of dependency.  Establishes limits for concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions.  Takes effect 1/1/2045.  (SD1)

LBR, CPH

SB2926
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO DENTISTRY.
Requires all dental assistants to obtain certification from the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc., as certified dental assistants no later than July 1, 2019, or no later than one hundred twenty days after the date of employment.

CPH
[Measure added on 2/20/2018]

No testimony will be accepted.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6070.