Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

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1		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 715 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 ~~H.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
	1	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 715 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to vital statistics. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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13	13		THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
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31	31		A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37		relating to vital statistics.
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43	43		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47		-	SECTION 1. Chapter 338, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new ~~part~~ to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: ~~"Part . Commemorative~~ certificates of stillbirth ~~§338-~~A ~~Commemorative certificates of stillbirth; authorized.~~ The department of health ~~may issue commemorative certificates~~ of ~~stillbirth; provided that~~ the ~~department has previously filed and prepared~~ a certificate of fetal death ~~for~~ the ~~registrant pursuant~~ to ~~section 338-9~~. ~~§338-~~B ~~Fees~~. ~~(a)~~ The ~~fees for a commemorative certificate~~ of ~~stillbirth issued by~~ the ~~department~~ of ~~health pursuant to this part shall be~~ $ for the ~~first copy and $~~ for each copy issued thereafter. (b) All fees received of remittances of commemorative certificates of stillbirth shall be deposited into the vital statistics improvement special fund established under section 338-14.6. §338-C Evidentiary character of certificates; absence thereof. A commemorative certificate of stillbirth issued pursuant to this part shall not be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated and shall have no valid legal standing as a bona fide government record. §338-D Disclaimer. The department of health ~~shall print on~~ the ~~back~~ of ~~every commemorative certificate of stillbirth issued pursuant~~ to this ~~part a disclaimer in block letters in at least twelve-point type that~~ shall ~~read: "THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED~~ BY THE ~~HAWAII~~ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HAS NO PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS THEREIN STATED AND SHALL HAVE NO VALID LEGAL STANDING AS A BONA FIDE GOVERNMENT RECORD."" SECTION 2. Section 338-14.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) The fund shall consist of fees remitted pursuant to section 338-14.5[.] and 338-B(b). All realizations of the fund shall be subject to the conditions specified in subsection (b)." SECTION 3. 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 ~~4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken~~. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, ~~3000~~.
	47	+	SECTION 1. Chapter 338, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "§338- Certificates of stillbirth. (a) The department of health shall, upon the request of the parent or parents, issue a certificate of stillbirth to the parent or parents named on a fetal death certificate issued in the case of a stillbirth. A certificate may be requested and issued regardless of the date on which the fetal death certificate was issued. The certificate shall, upon the request of the parent or parents, include the name given to the stillborn fetus. (b) For purposes of this section, "stillbirth" means the unintended intrauterine death of a fetus that occurs after the clinical estimate of the twentieth week of gestation." 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 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the department of health to modify the fetal death reporting system, certificate ordering system, and retaining of personnel necessary to implement this Act. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act. SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49		-	SECTION 1. Chapter 338, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new ~~part~~ to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
	49	+	SECTION 1. Chapter 338, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
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51		-	~~"Part . Commemorative~~ certificates of stillbirth
	51	+	"§338- Certificates of stillbirth. (a) The department of health shall, upon the request of the parent or parents, issue a certificate of stillbirth to the parent or parents named on a fetal death certificate issued in the case of a stillbirth. A certificate may be requested and issued regardless of the date on which the fetal death certificate was issued. The certificate shall, upon the request of the parent or parents, include the name given to the stillborn fetus.
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53		-	~~§338-A Commemorative certificates~~ of stillbirth~~; authorized.~~ The ~~department~~ of ~~health may issue commemorative certificates~~ of ~~stillbirth; provided that~~ the ~~department has previously filed and prepared a certificate~~ of ~~fetal death for the registrant pursuant to section 338-9~~.
	53	+	(b) For purposes of this section, "stillbirth" means the unintended intrauterine death of a fetus that occurs after the clinical estimate of the twentieth week of gestation."
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55		-	~~§338-B Fees~~. ~~(a)~~ The ~~fees for a commemorative certificate~~ of ~~stillbirth issued by~~ the ~~department~~ of ~~health pursuant to this part shall be~~ $ for the ~~first copy~~ and ~~$ for each copy issued thereafter~~.
	55	+	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 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the department of health to modify the fetal death reporting system, certificate ordering system, and retaining of personnel necessary to implement this Act.
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57		-	~~(b) All fees received of remittances of commemorative certificates of stillbirth~~ shall be ~~deposited into~~ the ~~vital statistics improvement special fund established under section 338-14~~.6.
	57	+	The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.
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59		-	~~§338-C Evidentiary character of certificates; absence thereof~~. A commemorative certificate of stillbirth issued pursuant to this part shall not be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated and shall have no valid legal standing as a bona fide government record.
	59	+	SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
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61		-	~~§338-D Disclaimer~~. ~~The department of health~~ shall ~~print~~ on ~~the back of every commemorative certificate of stillbirth issued pursuant to this part a disclaimer in block letters in at least twelve-point type that shall read:~~
	61	+	SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
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63		-	"THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HAS NO PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS THEREIN STATED AND SHALL HAVE NO VALID LEGAL STANDING AS A BONA FIDE GOVERNMENT RECORD.""
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65		-	SECTION 2. Section 338-14.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
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67		-	~~"(c) The fund shall consist of fees remitted pursuant to section 338-14.5[.] and 338-B(b). All realizations of the fund shall be subject to the conditions specified in subsection (b)."~~
	65	+	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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69		-	~~SECTION 3. 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.~~
	67	+	INTRODUCED BY:
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71		-	~~SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.~~
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73		-	SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
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75		-	Report Title: Vital Statistics; Commemorative Certificates of Stillbirth; Department of Health; Fees; Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund Description: Authorizes the Department of Health to issue commemorative certificates of stillbirth. Establishes fees for the issuance of commemorative certificates of stillbirth, to be deposited into the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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	75	+	Report Title: Vital Statistics; Certificates of Stillbirth; Department of Health; Appropriation Description: Requires the Department of Health to issue a certificate of stillbirth, upon request of the parent or parents named on a fetal death certificate issued in the case of a stillbirth. Appropriates funds. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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83		-	Vital Statistics; ~~Commemorative~~ Certificates of Stillbirth; Department of Health; ~~Fees; Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund~~
	83	+	Vital Statistics; Certificates of Stillbirth; Department of Health; Appropriation
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89		-	~~Authorizes~~ the Department of Health to issue ~~commemorative certificates of stillbirth. Establishes fees for the issuance of commemorative certificates~~ of stillbirth, ~~to be deposited into~~ the ~~Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund~~. ~~Effective 7/1/3000~~. ~~(HD1)~~
	89	+	Requires the Department of Health to issue a certificate of stillbirth, upon request of the parent or parents named on a fetal death certificate issued in the case of a stillbirth. Appropriates funds.
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97	97		The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.