Hawaii House Bill 1973 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 27 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-21 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Imposes a penalty on an employer who does not pay an employee temporary partial disability benefits within fourteen calendar days after the end of the employee's workweek as defined by administrative rule. Clarifies that an eligibility determination for disability benefits depends on the primary care physician to certify the employee's disability every thirty days. Clarifies that the failure of the employee's primary care physician to certify the dates of disability in an interim report does not disqualify the employee from disability benefits. Allows contemporaneous certification of an employee's disability status to be waived under certain conditions. Allows a one-time retroactive certification. Clarifies that certification requirements only apply during the period that an employee's injuries have not reach medical stabilization or the employee is enrolled in the vocational rehabilitation process. (SD1)

Workers' Compensation; Penalty; Temporary Partial Disability Benefits; Eligibility Determination

Rep. Mark Nakashima [D]

Sen. Henry Aquino [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-21	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2014-03-21	Senate	Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3046) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2014-03-18	Senate	The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Shimabukuro, Gabbard, Galuteria, Solomon; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
2014-03-14	Senate	The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-14 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2014-03-06	Senate	Referred to JDL, WAM.
2014-02-28	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2014-02-28	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 72).
2014-02-27	House	Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Fukumoto, Hanohano, Johanson, Kawakami, Matsumoto, Thielen, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Say excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
2014-02-27	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 626-14), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2014-02-19	House	The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Nishimoto, Cullen, Hashem, Ing, Jordan, Kobayashi, Lowen, Morikawa, Takayama, Woodson, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Johanson, Onishi, Fukumoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.
2014-02-15	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-19-14 3:00PM in House conference room 308.
2014-02-13	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Fale, Fukumoto, Hanohano, Johanson, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Awana, Cachola, Carroll, Takumi excused (4).
2014-02-13	House	Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 408-14) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2014-02-07	House	The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Yamashita, Aquino, Ichiyama, Takayama, Ing, Takumi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Johanson; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Yamane.
2014-02-04	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-07-14 9:00AM in conference room 309.
2014-02-04	House	The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-07-14.
2014-01-30	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-04-14 9:00AM in House conference room 309.
2014-01-21	House	Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3
2014-01-21	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2014-01-17	House	Pending introduction.

SB2127 (Same As) 2014-02-14 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1973&year=2014
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/Bills/HB1973_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/HB1973_HD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/bills/HB1973_SD1_.HTM