Bills on interest for FRIDAY, FEB. 8th

Committee on Health/ Committee on Human Services & Housing, Room 329, 8:00 a.m.

HB2680 RELATING TO FOOD. Bans the use of the artificial sweetener aspartame in food products. (Carroll)

HB3010 RELATING TO VACCINES. Ensures an informed consent prior to the administration of a vaccine containing any amount of mercury through the provision of written material containing information about the possible effects of the use of such vaccines. (Waters)

DECISION MAKING ONLY ON HB2675 MEDICAL MARIJUANA.


Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, Room 312, 8:30 a.m.


HB2687 RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES. Fishing rights and regulations. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to : review each rule adopted after 01/1/08, concerning the protection and propagation of certain aquatic life or the conservation and allocation of the natural supply of aquatic life; determine whether the rule has achieved its intended purpose; and submit a report. (M. Oshiro)


Committee on Education, Room 309, 2:00 p.m.

HB2141 RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a program to provide accurate information on human papillomavirus to parents of female sixth graders in public schools. Makes available human papillomavirus immunization to female sixth graders in public schools. (Mizuno)

HB2533 RELATING VACCINATIONS. Provides free influenza vaccinations to students statewide to reduce mortality. Requires consent forms. (Mizuno)

DECISION MAKING ONLY. HB2973 RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

Committee on Judiciary, Room 325, 2:00 p.m.

HB2344 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO EXTEND THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE BY TWO YEARS FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES. Proposes a constitutional amendment to extend the mandatory retirement ago of 70 for state justices and judges to 72. (Waters)

HB2297 RELATING TO COUNTIES. Establishes a blue ribbon committee to plan the reorganization of the city and county of Honolulu into two separate counties. (M.Oshiro)