Hawaii House Bill 1368

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Makes various updates to the hospital sustainability program, including amending the definition of "private hospital"; clarifying the uses of the hospital sustainability program special fund; increasing various hospital sustainability fee caps; requiring DHS to consult and negotiate with the hospital trade association regarding fee participation and rates; clarifying when the hospital sustainability fee shall be discontinued and the distribution of remaining funds; repealing the sunset dates of Act 217, SLH 2012, and Act 123, SLH 2014, to make the program permanent and permanently exempting the program from the central service and administrative expenses assessments; and appropriating funds out of the special fund. Effective 06/30/3000. (HD1)

Relating To The Hospital Sustainability Program.

Rep. May Mizuno [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Cory Chun [D]
Rep. Elle Cochran [D]	Rep. Ernesto Ganaden [D]	Rep. Andrew Garrett [D]	Rep. Cedric Gates [D]
Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa [D]	Rep. Jeanne Kapela [D]	Rep. Darius Kila [D]	Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi [D]
Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]	Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. Rose Martinez [D]	Rep. Lauren Matsumoto [R]
Rep. Mark Nakashima [D]	Rep. Scott Nishimoto [D]	Rep. Amy Perruso [D]	Rep. Mahina Poepoe [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-03-09	Senate	Referred to HHS, WAM.
2023-03-07	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-03-07	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 222).
2023-03-03	House	Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
2023-03-03	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 964), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-02-24	House	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, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.
2023-02-22	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-24-23 11:30AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-02-14	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).
2023-02-14	House	Reported from HUS/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 421) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2023-02-07	House	The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Mizuno, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2023-02-07	House	The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2023-02-03	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS/HLT on Tuesday, 02-07-23 8:45AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-30	House	Referred to HUS/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3
2023-01-25	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

SB404 (Same As)
HB1368 (Carry Over) 2023-03-09 - Referred to HHS, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1368&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1368_HD1_.HTM