HB 1598 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.

Summary

Authorizes the Hawaii board of veterinary medicine to grant temporary courtesy permits and relief permits for out-of-state veterinarians. Permits licensed veterinarians to practice veterinarian telemedicine. Allows for international veterinary school graduates to qualify for the licensure examination. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2022 Last action Mar 11, 2022

Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2022

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Mar 8, 2022

D Democratic45

45 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican4

3 Yea 1

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to AEN, CPN.

upper

Mar 10, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 250).

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Kong, Mizuno, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Committee

Referred to CPC, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors