Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole

Primary SB 317

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEMP.

Amends Act 14, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, to require hemp product labels to include the product name; ingredients; the name and business address of the help processor; and a warning that the product has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Prohibits the sale, offer, or distribution for sale of hemp products to any individual under 21 years of age.

In committee Jan 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 326

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Imposes dollar limits on specialty tiers in order to protect patients from unaffordable coinsurance or copayment amounts. Limits patients' coinsurance or copayment fees for specialty tier drugs to $150 per month for up to a thirty-day period supply. Allow patients to request an exception to obtain a specialty drug that would not otherwise be available on a health plan formulary.

In committee Jan 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 311

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Imposes a fee on the carbon content of fossil fuels. Establishes a carbon cashback trust fund into which fees will be deposited and dividend payments will be made to Hawaii residents. Effective for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2021.

In committee Jan 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 319

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Directs the Department of Health to implement a program for wholesale importation of prescription drugs.

In committee Jan 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 322

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Requires that if a proposed increase in the wholesale price of certain drugs would result in a 16 per cent or more price increase over a two-year period, the drug manufacturer shall notify various drug insurance providers.

In committee Jan 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 371

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION.

Requires each executive branch department to: identify existing and planned facilities that are vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding impacts, and natural hazards; assess options for mitigation impacts of sea level rise to existing and planned facilities; establish staff level points of contact to improve interagency coordination for sea level rise adaptation, flooding, and resilience; and submit annual reports to the governor, legislature, and Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation commission.

In committee Jan 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 234

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO TELEWORK.

Requires that each state department, board, commission, or agency develop policies under which eligible employees may be authorized to telework.

In committee Jan 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 323

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Authorizes advanced practice registered nurses, in addition to physicians, to practice medical aid in dying in accordance with their scope of practice and prescribing authority. Authorizes psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, in addition to psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers, to provide counseling to a qualified patient. Reduces the mandatory waiting period between oral requests from twenty days to fifteen days. Waives the mandatory waiting period for those terminally ill individuals not expected to survive the mandatory waiting period.

In committee Jan 25, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 41

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Requires state or county agencies to issue discretionary permits for housing development projects that meet certain requirements within sixty days of receipt of a permit application deemed to be complete by the receiving state or county agency.

In committee Jan 22, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 3

In committee · Hawaii Senate · Lead sponsor

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Promotes the construction of high density housing within a onehalf mile radius of a rail station along a rail transit system.

In committee Jan 22, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track