Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB233 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 233 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A STATE BREAST MILK BANK. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
2	2
3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 233
4	4	THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
5	5	STATE OF HAWAII
6	6
7	7	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8
9	9	H.B. NO.
10	10
11	11	233
12	12
13	13	THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
14	14
15	15
16	16
17	17	STATE OF HAWAII
18	18
19	19
20	20
21	21
22	22
23	23
24	24
25	25
26	26
27	27
28	28
29	29
30	30
31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
32	32
33	33
34	34
35	35
36	36
37	37	RELATING TO A STATE BREAST MILK BANK.
38	38
39	39
40	40
41	41
42	42
43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
44	44
45	45
46	46
47	47	SECTION 1. Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to part XXVIII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "§321-A State breast milk bank; establishment; rules. (a) The department of health shall: (1) Establish a breast milk bank to accept and provide breast milk to assist parents and guardians in providing breast milk to their infant children; and (2) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 that: (A) Establish eligibility criteria for an entity to administer the state breast milk bank under contract, with the department; and (B) Establish standards for screening, processing, transporting, and distributing human breast milk in the State. (b) The state breast milk bank may collect a reasonable fee from users of the breast milk bank for the operation of the state breast milk bank. §321-B State breast milk bank special fund. (a) There is established the state breast milk bank special fund to be administered by the department. The fund shall consist of: (1) Fees collected pursuant to section 321-A(b); (2) Federal funds granted by Congress or Executive Order for the purposes of the special fund; (3) Appropriations by the legislature; and (4) All accrued interest from the fund. (b) Moneys in the special fund shall be used for the purposes of operating and administering the state breast milk bank or contracting with a qualified entity, pursuant to chapter 103F, to operate and administer the state breast milk bank. (c) Any moneys that accumulate in the special fund shall be retained in the fund unless determined by the legislature to be in excess." SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 to be deposited into the state breast milk special fund. SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the state breast milk special fund the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026, and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the operation of state breast milk bank. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act. SECTION 4. In codifying the new sections added by section 1 of this Act, the revisor of statutes shall substitute appropriate section numbers for the letters used in designating the new sections in this Act. SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
48	48
49	49	SECTION 1. Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to part XXVIII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
50	50
51	51	"§321-A State breast milk bank; establishment; rules. (a) The department of health shall:
52	52
53	53	(1) Establish a breast milk bank to accept and provide breast milk to assist parents and guardians in providing breast milk to their infant children; and
54	54
55	55	(2) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 that:
56	56
57	57	(A) Establish eligibility criteria for an entity to administer the state breast milk bank under contract, with the department; and
58	58
59	59	(B) Establish standards for screening, processing, transporting, and distributing human breast milk in the State.
60	60
61	61	(b) The state breast milk bank may collect a reasonable fee from users of the breast milk bank for the operation of the state breast milk bank.
62	62
63	63	§321-B State breast milk bank special fund. (a) There is established the state breast milk bank special fund to be administered by the department. The fund shall consist of:
64	64
65	65	(1) Fees collected pursuant to section 321-A(b);
66	66
67	67	(2) Federal funds granted by Congress or Executive Order for the purposes of the special fund;
68	68
69	69	(3) Appropriations by the legislature; and
70	70
71	71	(4) All accrued interest from the fund.
72	72
73	73	(b) Moneys in the special fund shall be used for the purposes of operating and administering the state breast milk bank or contracting with a qualified entity, pursuant to chapter 103F, to operate and administer the state breast milk bank.
74	74
75	75	(c) Any moneys that accumulate in the special fund shall be retained in the fund unless determined by the legislature to be in excess."
76	76
77	77	SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 to be deposited into the state breast milk special fund.
78	78
79	79	SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the state breast milk special fund the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026, and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the operation of state breast milk bank.
80	80
81	81	The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.
82	82
83	83	SECTION 4. In codifying the new sections added by section 1 of this Act, the revisor of statutes shall substitute appropriate section numbers for the letters used in designating the new sections in this Act.
84	84
85	85	SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored.
86	86
87	87	SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
88	88
89	89
90	90
91	91	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
92	92
93	93	INTRODUCED BY:
94	94
95	95	_____________________________
96	96
97	97
98	98
99	99
100	100
101	101	Report Title: DOH; State Breast Milk Bank; Special Fund; Appropriations Description: Establishes a state breast milk bank under the Department of Health. Establishes the breast milk bank special fund. Appropriates moneys. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
102	102
103	103
104	104
105	105
106	106
107	107	Report Title:
108	108
109	109	DOH; State Breast Milk Bank; Special Fund; Appropriations
110	110
111	111
112	112
113	113	Description:
114	114
115	115	Establishes a state breast milk bank under the Department of Health. Establishes the breast milk bank special fund. Appropriates moneys.
116	116
117	117
118	118
119	119
120	120
121	121
122	122
123	123	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.