Requires certain pharmacies to provide accessible prescription drug label information to individuals who have difficulty seeing or reading standard printed labels on prescription drug containers and inform the public that prescription drug label information is available in alternate accessible formats for individuals who have difficulty seeing or reading prescription drug container labels. Requires the Board of Pharmacy to adopt certain rules by 12/31/2024. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 218 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Requires certain pharmacies to provide accessible prescription drug label information to individuals who have difficulty seeing or reading standard printed labels on prescription drug containers and inform the public that prescription drug label information is available in alternate accessible formats for individuals who have difficulty seeing or reading prescription drug container labels. Requires the Board of Pharmacy to adopt certain rules by 12/31/2024. (CD1)
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2023-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 52) as amended in (CD 1).
2023-04-25 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Keohokalole, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-25 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Nakashima, Amato; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
2023-04-24 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-23 4:00PM in conference room 329.
2023-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 830). receipt
2023-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Nakashima Co-Chairs; Amato, Pierick.
2023-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 909). receipt
2023-04-14 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). receipt
2023-04-13 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2023-04-11 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 727) in amended form (SD 2).
2023-04-11 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. passage
2023-04-06 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
2023-04-06 Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1752) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2023-03-29 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-24 The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-29-23 10:01AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2023-03-23 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-23 Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1324) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
2023-03-20 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. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-16 The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2023-03-14 The committee(s) on HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-15-23 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
2023-03-10 The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2023-03-10 Referred to HHS, CPN. referral-committee
2023-03-09 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2023-03-09 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 265). introduction, receipt
2023-03-07 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2023-03-03 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1048) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-03-01 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Hashem, Lowen, Onishi, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hussey-Burdick, Gates. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-27 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-01-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-02-17 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
2023-02-17 Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 611) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2023-02-15 The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Mizuno, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-10 Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-15-23 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-25 Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
2023-01-20 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2023-01-19 Pending introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7f67055d-6f38-4228-8186-c451e35ac4dd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).