RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE ASSURANCE SPECIAL FUND.
Summary
Removes the ceiling and lapsing provision for the office of health care assurance special fund. Authorizes the moneys in the special fund to be used in any fiscal year for certain purposes. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Last action Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 4, 2022
D
Democratic45
95% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to HTH/CPN, WAM.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 119).
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, McDermott, Nakashima excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Reported from HHH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 520-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Tam, Gates, Har, Kapela, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to HHH, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan I. Yamane
DDemocratic
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