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HB 1281 Hawaii House · 2017 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Summary
Part I: Establishes a three-year Homeless Employment Pilot Program that provides homeless individuals with work opportunities and connects them with service providers. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2018 Regular Session on implementing the program. Appropriates funds to establish the pilot program. Part II: Requires the auditor to conduct a study to assess the impact of using medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment for homelessness. Requires the auditor to submit a report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation. Part III: Requires the department of human services, in collaboration with the department of health, to review the progress of the Hawaii pathways project pilot and continue to pursue efforts to utilize medicaid to provide supportive housing services for chronically homeless individuals. Provides considerations for the department in planning for the expansion of supportive housing services provided through medicaid managed care plans. Requires the department to report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation. Takes effect 7/1/2075. (SD1)
Bill status in committee 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2017 Last action Mar 24, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
13
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL/WAM.
legislature
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1112) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL/WAM.
legislature
Mar 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Harimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Wakai.
legislature
Mar 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS deferred the measure until 03-22-17 2:45PM in conference room 016.
legislature
Mar 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-17 2:50PM in conference room 016.
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to HMS, JDL/WAM.
legislature
Mar 3, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 64).
legislature
Mar 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Tupola voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
legislature
Feb 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Quinlan, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 691), recommending referral to FIN.
legislature
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakashima, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 56) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Morikawa, Todd, Kobayashi, Oshiro, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Har.
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to HUS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 6
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
legislature
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