Makes laws regulating midwives and the practice of midwifery permanent. Clarifies the scope of practice of midwifery. Establishes licensure requirements for certified midwives and certified professional midwives.
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Establishes continuing education requirements. Grants global signature authority to midwives. Grants prescriptive authority to licensed midwives practicing as certified midwives and amends the list of approved legend drugs that may be administered by midwives. Establishes peer review and data submission requirements. Affirms that the practice of midwifery does not include Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices. Clarifies exemptions from licensure and grounds for refusal to grant, renew, reinstate, or restore licenses or for revocation, suspension, denial, or condition of a license. Clarifies medical record availability and retention requirements for the purposes of medical torts. (SD3)
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History
2025
May 5Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 028, 05/05/2025, (Gov. Msg. No. 1128).Latest
May 5Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 028, 05/02/2025, (Gov. Msg. No. 1128).Became Law
Apr 15Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 730).Minor
Apr 14Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 714).Minor
Apr 14House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
Apr 14Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting no (16) and none excused (0).Major
Apr 14Transmitted to Governor.
Apr 11Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 705).Minor
Apr 11Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-25.
Apr 10Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara, Richards. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Gabbard, McKelvey). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Reconsider: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Result: pass.Upper
Apr 10Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 777) in amended form (SD 3).
Apr 10House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
Apr 4Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1738) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Apr 448 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Apr 1The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 1The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Mar 24The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Mar 21Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1286) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.
Mar 21Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.Minor
Mar 17The 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, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 14The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 03-17-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Minor
Mar 11The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Auditorium & Videoconference.
Mar 10Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC.Minor
Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 346).Minor
Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
Mar 6Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM/JDC.Minor
Mar 4Floor Amendment No. 2 offered by Rep. Belatti.
Mar 4Floor amendment failed following Roll Call vote: Ayes, 15. Noes, 34 (Representative(s) Chun, Evslin, Garrett, Hashem, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kahaloa, Kapela, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kila, Kitagawa, Kong, Kusch, La Chica, Lamosao, Lee, M., Lowen, Marten, Matayoshi, Miyake, Morikawa, Nakamura, Olds, Quinlan, Sayama, Takayama, Takenouchi, Tam, Tarnas, Templo, Todd, Woodson, Yamashita). Excused, 2 (Representative(s) Pierick, Ward).Minor
Mar 4Floor Amendment No. 3 offered by Rep. Belatti.
Mar 4Floor amendment failed with Noes, 1 (Representative(s) Takayama). Excused, 2 (Representative(s) Pierick, Ward).Minor
Mar 4Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting no (15) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Feb 28Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1168) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Feb 28Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
Feb 26The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Grandinetti; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Reyes Oda; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.Minor
Vote recorded Reconsider: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 24Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 21The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.Minor
Feb 19Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 3:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 14Reported from HLT/CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 794) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Feb 14Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Kong, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Hussey, Perruso, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).Minor
Feb 10The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Chun, Marten, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato, Olds; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 10The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.Minor
Feb 7Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/CPC on Monday, 02-10-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 27Referred to HLT/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4Minor