HB 1629 Summary

• Appropriates unspecified sums from general revenues for fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Department of Health to support COVID-19 detection, containment, mitigation, and response activities including syndromic surveillance, public education campaigns, quarantine facilities, laboratory testing, and disease outbreak investigation.

• Allocates funds to the Department of Health for multi-media public education campaigns, quarantine and self-monitoring for non-residents and those without adequate home situations, laboratory testing equipment and four additional staff positions, and personal protective equipment for disease investigators.

• Provides additional Department of Health funding for mass vaccination activities, incident command supplies including hand sanitizer stations at state facilities, and county-specific COVID-19 response activities for Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui districts.

• Appropriates unspecified sums from general revenues for fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Department of Defense for emergency management and COVID-19 response, including thermometers, personal protective equipment for responders, operating supplies, and contract labor for special service planners.

• Takes effect July 1, 2030 (note: document contains blank appropriation amounts and an unusual effective date).