RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL LICENSING.
Summary
Requires the Board of Dentistry to adopt rules for the regulation of dental assistants using certification options based on education level and permitted duties. Requires the Board to report to the Legislature on the progress of any rules adopted. (SB774 HD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Apr 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 5, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 673).
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) Eli, Mizuno, Nishimoto excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-03-19 2:05pm.
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-02-19 at 2:00pm.
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on JUD as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Har, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1590) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JUD.
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno.
lower
Mar 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from IAC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1328) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, D. Kobayashi, Gates, Kong, Nishimoto, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) McDermott; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to IAC, CPC, JUD, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 243) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Ruderman, Fevella.
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 02-22-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-21-19 9:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPH.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
DDemocratic
P
JK
J. Kalani English
DDemocratic
P
Kurt Fevella
RRepublican
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