RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Summary
Establishes an individual mandate for certain qualified taxpayers to sign up for and maintain health insurance throughout the year, or pay a penalty on their individual income tax return, subject to certain exceptions. Sunsets on 12/31/2023. (SB2924 HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2018
Last action Mar 23, 2018
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 23, 2018
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, McDermott, Souki, Tokioka excused (5).
lower
Mar 23, 2018
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1390-18) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Say, Tokioka, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McDermott; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno.
lower
Mar 16, 2018
Committee
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1175-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on HHS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Belatti, Learmont, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 36
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 364) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) L. Thielen . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Riviere). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Riviere; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
upper
Feb 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-18 11:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 13, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 13, 2018
Committee
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2277) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Nishihara.
upper
Jan 31, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-18 9:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 26, 2018
Committee
Referred to CPH, WAM.
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BH
Breene Harimoto
DDemocratic
P
BT
Brian T. Taniguchi
DDemocratic
P
BG
Brickwood Galuteria
DDemocratic
P
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
P
Donovan Dela Cruz
DDemocratic
P
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
P
JK
J. Kalani English
DDemocratic
P
Les Ihara
DDemocratic
P
Michelle Kidani
DDemocratic
P
WE
Will Espero
DDemocratic
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