SB 2605 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Summary

Beginning 1/1/2026, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to provide health insurance coverage for various sexual and reproductive health care services. Applies this coverage to health benefits plans under the Hawaiʻi Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund. Requires the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to submit a report to the Legislature. Establishes a Reproductive Health Care Working Group. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

Apr 2024

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Last action Apr 19, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 9, 2024

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 9, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 669).

upper

Apr 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Aiu, Kong voting no (2) and Representative(s) Souza excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 2, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi.

lower

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3).

lower

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1296-24), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Gates, Onishi, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Tam.

lower

Mar 15, 2024

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1153-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Mar 14, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 159) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

upper

Mar 1, 2024

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, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 26, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-24 9:50AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2583) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.

upper

Feb 14, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Feb 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 31, 2024

Committee

Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.

upper

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to HHS/LBT, CPN/WAM.

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Jan 19, 2024

Introduced

Introduced.

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7 primary · 0 co-sponsors