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HI SB2662

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2018

Primary Sponsor

Kalani English

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Codifies Hawaii's commitment to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by adding two new sections to Chapter 226, Hawaii Revised Statutes addressing Goal 1 (No Poverty) and Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-Being).

  • Requires all state agencies to take action toward eradicating extreme poverty, reducing poverty by at least half, implementing social protection systems, ensuring equal economic rights, and building resilience against climate-related disasters by 2030.

  • Mandates state agencies to achieve health goals including maternal mortality below 10 per 100,000 live births, neonatal mortality below 4 per 1,000 live births, and reducing road traffic deaths and non-communicable disease mortality by half compared to 2018 levels.

  • Directs agencies to address disease prevention including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and communicable diseases; strengthen mental health and substance abuse treatment; and achieve universal health coverage with financial risk protection.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To Sustainable Development Goals.

Sustainable Development Goals

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, McDermott, Souki, Tokioka excused (5).

3/23/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance3/23/2018
Judiciary3/16/2018
Health & Human Services3/8/2018
Ways and Means2/13/2018
Human Services1/24/2018

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