Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick

Primary HB 1827

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Education to support health care workforce development programs, specifically the public high school health care workforce certificate program and glidepath program for certified nurse aides. Appropriates funds to renovate and equip certain public high school classrooms to be used for health care training. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 28, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1148

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for temporary positions to support the expansion of the University of Hawaiʻi Windward Community College's mental health-related programs. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 28, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2042

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to contract for the provision of youth mental health and wellness services to address the mental health and wellness needs of youth in the State. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 28, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1836

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Allows registered pharmacists during declared states of emergency to refill prescriptions for persons directly impacted by the emergency for up to a thirty-day supply if the practitioner is unavailable or cannot be contacted to authorize the refill and if, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, failure to refill the prescription might interrupt the patient's ongoing care and have a significant adverse effect on the patient's well-being. (CD1)

Signed into law Jun 28, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1595

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.

Creates a pilot project, to be administered by the Department of the Attorney General, for a state-initiated expungement process of arrest records concerning certain marijuana offenses under section 712-1249, HRS. Requires the Hawai?i Criminal Justice Data Center to submit reports to the Legislature. (SD1)

Signed into law Jun 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2790

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Requires the Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit a report analyzing the feasibility of continuing to fund the operations of the housing loan and mortgage program. (CD1)

Signed into law May 29, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2216

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO CARE HOMES.

Increases the state supplemental payment ceilings for type I adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and type II adult residential care homes. Effective 10/1/2024. (SD2)

Signed into law May 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1974

Signed into law · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

Increases the monthly needs allowance for individuals living in certain long-term care facilities from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal Supplemental Security Income Program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to pay for generic toiletries, linens, and meals and snacks. Clarifies the individuals who are eligible to receive the needs allowance. Takes effect 10/1/2024. (SD1)

Signed into law May 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1896

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution for sale, and distribution for use of any food packaging, food service ware, cosmetic, or personal care product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, with certain exceptions. Takes effect 1/1/2027. (SD1)

Passed May 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HCR 157

Passed · Hawaii House · Lead sponsor

URGING THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS THE AIR TRANSPORTATION CRISIS ON MOLOKAI AND LĀNA`I.

Passed May 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track