SB 2276 Hawaii Senate · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO ACUPUNCTURE.

Summary

Makes comprehensive updates to chapter 436E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, regarding acupuncture practitioners to reflect modernized scopes of practice, titles, and licensing and renewal requirements. Beginning with the renewal for the licensing biennium commencing 7/1/2025, requires licensees to obtain thirty hours of continuing education per licensing biennium. Allows the board of acupuncture to issue licenses by reciprocity. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Apr 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

House Passage

Apr 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action Apr 20, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 12, 2022

Introduced

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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Apr 12, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 535).

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Apr 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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Apr 6, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

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Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ohno excused (1).

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Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1435-22) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

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Mar 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Kong, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Mizuno.

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Mar 18, 2022

Committee

Reported from HHH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1074-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

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Mar 15, 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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Mar 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to HHH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 24

lower

Mar 8, 2022

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 174) in amended form (SD 2).

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Mar 8, 2022

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.

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Feb 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, DeCoite, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Feb 18, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-22-22 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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Feb 4, 2022

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

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Feb 4, 2022

Committee

Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2067) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

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Jan 31, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Jan 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-22 1:00PM; Via Videoconference.

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Jan 24, 2022

Committee

Referred to HTH, CPN .

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Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Introduced.