HI SB2494 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2010 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-21 - (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-23-10 1:00PM in conference room 229.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires EUTF health benefits plans to allow enrollees to continue the same prescription drug coverage for current enrollees, and applies this provision retroactively to the 2009 EUTF open enrollment period. Prohibits the Department of Human Services from requiring its approval for a Medicaid or QUEST health plan to deliver services through telehealth, and from requiring in-person health care visits to qualify telehealth services for coverage under these health plans.

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Title

Health Insurance; Drug Coverage; EUTF; Telehealth; Medicaid; QUEST

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-04-21 (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-23-10 1:00PM in conference room 229.
2010-04-16 (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-21-10 1:30PM in conference room 229.
2010-04-15 (S) Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-16-10 1:00PM in conference room 229.
2010-04-12 (S) Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 557).
2010-04-12 (H) Re-referred to HLT, LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 65
2010-04-12 (H) House conferees appointed: Yamane, Rhoads, Herkes, M. Oshiro Co-Chairs; Bertram, M. Lee, Marumoto.
2010-04-09 (H) Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 574).
2010-04-09 (S) Senator(s) Takamine discharged as conferee(s); Added as Co-Chair(s).
2010-04-08 (H) Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 534).
2010-04-08 (H) Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 533).
2010-04-08 (S) Senate Conferees appointed: Ige, Chair; Baker, Co-Chair(s); Espero, Takamine, Hemmings.
2010-04-08 (S) Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2010-04-07 (S) Deferred until 04-08-10.
2010-04-07 (S) Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 368).
2010-04-06 (H) Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Finnegan, Pine voting no (2) and Representative(s) Hanohano excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2010-04-01 (H) Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1181-10), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2010-03-25 (H) The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Har, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Finnegan; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Coffman, Keith-Agaran.
2010-03-22 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-25-10 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
2010-03-19 (H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting no and Representative(s) Carroll, Chang, Har, Manahan, Morita, M. Oshiro, Tokioka, Ward excused.
2010-03-19 (H) Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 880-10) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2010-03-17 (H) The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Wakai, Belatti, Karamatsu, Luke, McKelvey, Morita, Souki, Tsuji; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Marumoto, Thielen; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Carroll, Ito, Mizuno.
2010-03-12 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-17-10 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
2010-03-12 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting no (0) and Berg, Keith-Agaran, Manahan, Takumi, Thielen excused (5).
2010-03-12 (H) Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 724-10) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2010-03-09 (H) The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Nishimoto, Belatti, Brower, Mizuno, Shimabukuro; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Finnegan; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Bertram, Carroll.
2010-03-05 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Tuesday, 03-09-10 10:00AM in House conference room 329.
2010-03-03 (H) Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 34
2010-03-03 (H) Pass First Reading
2010-03-02 (H) Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 181) in amended form (SD 2).
2010-03-02 (S) Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2010-02-26 (S) 48 Hrs. Notice 03-02-10.
2010-02-26 (S) Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2417) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2010-02-23 (S) The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Ige, Espero, Green, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Sakamoto, Hemmings.
2010-02-19 (S) The committee(s) on CPN added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-23-10 10:00AM in conference room 229.
2010-02-12 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
2010-02-12 (S) Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2251) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
2010-02-08 (S) The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Green, Baker, Espero, Nishihara, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2010-02-05 (S) The committee(s) on HTH deferred the measure until 02-08-10 2:45pm in conference room 016.
2010-02-01 (S) The committee(s) on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-10 2:55pm in conference room 016.
2010-01-25 (S) Referred to HTH, CPN.
2010-01-25 (S) Passed First Reading.
2010-01-22 (S) Introduced.

Hawaii State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttp://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2494&year=2010
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2494_.HTM
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2494_HD1_.HTM
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2494_HD2_.HTM
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2494_SD1_.HTM
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2494_SD2_.HTM
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/CommReports/SB2494_HD1_HSCR724-10_.HTM
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/CommReports/SB2494_HD2_HSCR1181-10_.HTM
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/CommReports/SB2494_HD2_HSCR880-10_.HTM
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/CommReports/SB2494_SD1_SSCR2251_.HTM
Texthttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/CommReports/SB2494_SD2_SSCR2417_.HTM

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