HB 1795 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Summary

Creates the Hawaii rural mental health corps program and Hawaii rural mental health care provider loan repayment program to encourage psychologists and social workers to serve in counties having a shortage of psychologists and social workers. Makes the department of health responsible for administering the Hawaii rural mental health care provider loan repayment program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action Feb 10, 2022

Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2022

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Feb 10, 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

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Committee

Feb 10, 2022

Committee

Reported from HHH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 190-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HET.

lower

Feb 10, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (49-0-1)

house

Feb 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Tam, Gates, Har, Kapela, Nishimoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Committee

Referred to HHH, HET, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

28 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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