SB 279 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Summary

Requires Medicaid and private insurance coverage for ketamine therapy to treat depression. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2040. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2023 Last action Mar 14, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 14, 2024

Committee

Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1092-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Mar 12, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kobayashi; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to HUS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 47) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 28, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 28, 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards.

upper

Feb 22, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-28-24 9:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 14, 2024

Committee

Re-Referred to CPN/WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.

upper

Jan 19, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor