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HI SB2662
Bill
Status
3/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Kalani English
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AI Summary
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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