Hawaii Senate Bill 677

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Authorizes and establishes procedures and criteria for prescriptive authority for clinical psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements. Requires the Board of Psychology to accept applications for prescriptive authority privilege beginning 7/1/2025. Requires the Board of Psychology to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2024. Appropriates funds to the Board of Psychology to implement prescriptive authority privilege for certain clinical psychologists. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Relating To Prescriptive Authority For Clinical Psychologists.

Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]
Sen. Les Ihara [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]

2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-02-17	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
2023-02-17	Senate	Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 474) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
2023-02-14	Senate	Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.
2023-02-13	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
2023-02-10	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to HHS, CPN.
2023-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-01-20	Senate	Introduced.

SB677 (Carry Over) 2023-02-17 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=677&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB677_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=677&year=2024