RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Summary
Makes various updates to title 24, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including: requiring health care providers to continue providing services during a health insurer insolvency; moving the short-term health insurance preexisting disclosure requirement to a more appropriate article; correcting a technical error in the definition of "perceived gender identity"; clarifying that health insurers are part of the Hawaii life and disability insurance guaranty association; and making housekeeping amendments. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Last action Jan 17, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to HHS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Mar 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
lower
Mar 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-16-17 at 11:30AM.
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 308) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 1, 2017
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, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Ruderman.
upper
Feb 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH deferred the measure until 03-01-17 10:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Feb 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-27-17 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to CPH.
upper
Jan 25, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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