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HI HB899

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/19/2023

Primary Sponsor

Terez Amato

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates September as "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month" to promote public awareness of risks associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

  • Adds new section to Chapter 8 of Hawaii Revised Statutes establishing the awareness month designation.

  • Specifies that this awareness month is not and shall not be construed to be a state holiday.

  • Notes that an estimated one in eight women drink alcohol during pregnancy, and approximately 40,000 babies are born annually in the United States with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

  • Takes effect upon approval.

Legislative Description

Relating To Health.

Last Action

Act 012, 04/19/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1112).

4/20/2023

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Culture and the Arts3/16/2023
Health and Human Services3/10/2023
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2/17/2023
Health1/30/2023

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