Hawaii Senate Bill 839 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 9 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-11 - Referred to HHH, CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 22
Pending: House Health, Human Services, & Homelessness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses, in addition to physicians, to practice medical aid in dying in accordance with their scope of practice and prescribing authority. Authorizes psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists, in addition to psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers, to provide counseling to a qualified patient. Reduces the mandatory waiting period between oral requests from twenty days to fifteen days. Waives the mandatory waiting period for those terminally ill individuals not expected to survive the mandatory waiting period. (SD2)

Relating To Health.

Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Laura Acasio [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]
Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]
Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]	Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]
Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]	Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D]	Sen. Bennette Misalucha [D]	Sen. Brian Taniguchi [D]

2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - Senate - Senate Health: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-11	House	Referred to HHH, CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 22
2021-03-11	House	Pass First Reading
2021-03-09	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 293) in amended form (SD 2).
2021-03-09	Senate	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Fevella, Gabbard, Kim, Riviere). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2021-03-05	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-09-21.
2021-03-05	Senate	Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 835) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2021-02-25	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Lee; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 3 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard, Kim, Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
2021-02-19	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-25-21 9:30AM; Via Videoconference.
2021-02-18	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
2021-02-18	Senate	Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 316) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2021-02-10	Senate	The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
2021-02-05	Senate	The committee(s) on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-21 1:00PM in conference room Via Videoconference.
2021-01-29	Senate	Referred to HTH, JDC.
2021-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

SB839 (Carry Over) 2021-03-11 - Referred to HHH, CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 22
HB487 (Same As) 2021-02-03 - Re-referred to HHH, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 5

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=839&year=2021
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB839_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB839_SD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB839_SD2_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=839&year=2021