RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.
Summary
Extends the hospital sustainability program through 6/30/2024. Increases the maximum fee for inpatient care services to 5.5%. Increases the amount of time hospitals have to pay the hospital sustainability fee from 30 days to 60 days. Increases the pool of medicaid services that can be used for matching purposes. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/29/2050. (SD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Last action Apr 19, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
16
Amendments
2
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 680) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-21 9:45AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Reported from HMS/HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1263) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki.
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Ihara, Acasio, Misalucha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS/HTH has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-22-21 1:15PM; Via Videoconference.
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS/HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-21 1:05PM; Via Videoconference.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to HMS/HTH, WAM.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 222).
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 642), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Kong, Mizuno, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Reported from HHH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 132) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Tam, Gates, Har, Kapela, Nishimoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to HHH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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