HB 1977 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE.

Summary

Addresses the State's physician shortage by establishing a Medical Student Sponsorship Program within DOH for medical students who successfully graduate from a high-quality but lower-cost school of medicine and make a ten-year service commitment to practice medicine in Hawaii. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

House Passage

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2020 Last action Mar 5, 2020

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2020

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Mar 3, 2020

D Democratic45

43 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican5

5 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 5, 2020

Committee

Referred to CPH, WAM.

upper

Mar 5, 2020

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 309).

upper

Mar 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Hashimoto, Matayoshi, McKelvey voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Creagan, Eli excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 25, 2020

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Nishimoto, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Wildberger, McDermott.

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Re-referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 30

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 25-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2020

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors