RELATING TO HEALTH.
Summary
Excludes fentanyl testing strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia in the uniform Controlled Substances Act. Defines fentanyl test strip. (HD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed Jun 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023 · House Apr 3, 2023
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Apr 18, 2023
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Introduced
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-04-23 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 549).
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 224) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-24-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 456) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to HHS, JDC.
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
P
Karl Rhoads
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
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