SB 189 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING.

Summary
Expands mandatory health insurance coverage for low-dose mammography for occult breast cancer to include any supplemental imaging deemed medically necessary for a patient of any age having an above-average risk for breast cancer as determined by the use of a risk-factor modeling tool. On or before 1/1/2026, expands mandatory health insurance coverage to include additional supplemental imaging for any patient, regardless of age, as deemed medically necessary by the patient's primary care provider. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2025
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SB189 SB189_SD1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from SB 181 to SB 189 and updated with Senate District 1 amendments. The core policy remains focused on mandating insurance coverage for breast cancer screenings, but the text was reformatted and some bracketed editorial notes were cleaned up. No substantive policy changes to coverage requirements, eligibility, or funding were made.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from SB 181 to SB 189 with associated Senate District 1 amendments

Formatting and bracketed editorial notes were cleaned up throughout the text

Header information was updated to reflect the new bill number and amendment status

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Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 119) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
upper
Jan 29, 2025
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, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-27-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to HHS, CPN.
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
6 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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