Hawaii Senate Bill 403 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 7 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-17 - Re-referred to HHS/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
Pending: House Health & Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Ensures certain benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act are preserved under Hawaii law, including: preserving the individual health insurance mandate for taxpayers; preserving the premium tax credit for individuals and families with low or moderate income; requiring all health insurance entities, including health benefits plans under chapter 87A, HRS, to include ten essential health care benefits, plus additional contraception and breastfeeding coverage benefits; extending dependent coverage for adult children until the children turn twenty-six years of age; prohibiting health insurance entities from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion; prohibiting health insurance entities from using an individual's gender to determine premiums or contributions; and prohibiting health insurance entitles from discriminating with respect to participation against a health care provider acting within the scope of that provider's license or certification. Effective 7/1/2050. Individual mandate requirement repeals 6/30/2021. (SD2)

Relating To Health Insurance.

Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]
Sen. Russell Ruderman [D]	Sen. Kalani English [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]	Sen. Brian Taniguchi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-17	House	Re-referred to HHS/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
2017-11-30		Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
2017-03-09	House	Referred to HLT/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 27
2017-03-09	House	Pass First Reading
2017-03-07	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 152) in amended form (SD 2).
2017-03-07	Senate	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Riviere). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Dela Cruz). Transmitted to House.
2017-03-03	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-17.
2017-03-03	Senate	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 762) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2017-02-23	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Wakai.
2017-02-21	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-17 9:35AM in conference room 211.
2017-02-15	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2017-02-15	Senate	Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2017-01-31	Senate	The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Kidani.
2017-01-25	Senate	The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-17 9:00AM in conference room 229.
2017-01-23	Senate	Referred to CPH, WAM.
2017-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2017-01-20	Senate	Introduced.

HB552 (Same As)
SB403 (Carry Over) 2017-03-09 - Referred to HLT/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 27

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=403&year=2018
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB403_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB403_SD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB403_SD2_.HTM