RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND.
Summary
Specifies that each EUTF trustee, in addition to the EUTF board, shall administer health and other benefit plans for the sole and exclusive benefit of EUTF beneficiaries. Repeals provisions requiring health and other benefit plans to be provided at an affordable cost to both public employers and public employees. Takes effect upon its approval. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2020
Last action May 18, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2020
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 27, 2020
D
Democratic45
97% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
10
May 18, 2020
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
May 18, 2020
Committee
Reported from LCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3547) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Ihara, S. Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella.
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-20 2:45PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to LCA, WAM.
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 22).
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Holt, Kitagawa, Matayoshi, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hashimoto, B. Kobayashi; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Nakamura, Nishimoto.
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 452-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Eli, Ichiyama, Kitagawa, McKelvey, Quinlan, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to LAB/HLT, LMG, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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