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2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature

HB1328: Relating To Midwives.

Legislative Summary

Continues a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Reestablishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature.

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Bill History

1/22/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Re-referred to HLT/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 8
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/CPC on Monday, 02-10-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
The committee(s) on HLT/CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Health(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 10
Republican: 5

Primary Sponsor

Elle Cochran
Elle Cochran
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text • 1/23/2025 • 117.8 KB
LegiScanState Site
Misc
Misc • 2/10/2025 • 27548.8 KB
LegiScanState Site

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