Hawaii House Bill 1459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-07 - Referred to CPN/JDL, WAM.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Addresses the unfunded liabilities for public employee health benefits without putting down $500,000,000 per year for the next thirty years. Calls for the formation and implementation of a captive insurance facility to effectively manage the administration and financing of the current and potential future employee benefit obligations of the state and county governments. Establishes the Hawaii employer-union health benefits captive insurance fund, minimum capital and surplus account, and reserve account that holds ten per cent of the unfunded liabilities, which has the effect of fully funding the liabilities. Effective July 1, 2030. (HB1459 HD2)

Captive Insurance

Rep. Romy Cachola [D]	Rep. Tom Brower [D]	Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]	Rep. Scott Nishimoto [D]
Rep. Joseph Souki [D]	Rep. Kaniela Ing [D]	Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi [D]	Sen. Chris Lee [D]
Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]	Rep. Richard Onishi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-07	Senate	Referred to CPN/JDL, WAM.
2013-03-07	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2013-03-07	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 369).
2013-03-05	House	Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cheape, Cullen, Fukumoto, Johanson, Oshiro, Takayama, Ward, Yamane voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy, Coffman, Hanohano, Har, Hashem, Ichiyama, Ito, Jordan, Kawakami, Say, Tokioka, Tsuji, Yamashita voting no (13) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2013-03-01	House	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-13.
2013-03-01	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 922) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2013-02-27	House	The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Nishimoto, Johanson, Cullen, Hashem, Ing, Jordan, Lowen, Morikawa, Onishi, Takayama, Tokioka, Woodson, Yamashita, Fukumoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kobayashi; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2013-02-25	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-27-13 11:00AM in conference room 308.
2013-02-22	House	The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2013-02-20	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-22-13 3:00PM in House conference room 308.
2013-02-15	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 Carroll, Coffman, Hanohano, Har, Kawakami, Ward excused (6).
2013-02-15	House	Reported from LAB/CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 480) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2013-02-06	House	The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Kawakami, Brower, Evans, C. Lee, Tsuji, Yamane, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cabanilla, Cachola, Carroll, Har, Ito.
2013-02-06	House	The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Hashem, Aquino, Ichiyama, Ing, Takumi, Yamane, Johanson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Yamashita.
2013-02-04	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB/CPC on Wednesday, 02-06-13 4:00PM in House conference room 325.
2013-02-01	House	Re-referred to LAB/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 11
2013-01-28	House	Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 7
2013-01-24	House	Introduced and Passed First Reading

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1459&year=2013
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2013/Bills/HB1459_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2013/Bills/HB1459_HD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2013/CommReports/HB1459_HD1_HSCR480_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2013/Bills/HB1459_HD2_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2013/CommReports/HB1459_HD2_HSCR922_.HTM