HI SB963 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-21 - Re-Referred to HMS/CPH, WAM.
Pending: Senate Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-21 - Re-Referred to HMS/CPH, WAM.
Pending: Senate Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued after 12/31/15 to provide coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum of $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months. (SD1)
Title
Health Insurance Coverage; Hearing Aids
Sponsors
| Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland [D] | Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D] | Sen. Josh Green [D] | Sen. Breene Harimoto [D] |
| Sen. Brian Taniguchi [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-21 | Senate | Re-Referred to HMS/CPH, WAM. |
| 2015-12-17 | Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. | |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 2015-02-19 | Senate | Reported from HSH/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 316) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 2015-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Kahele, Kidani, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Wakai, Slom. |
| 2015-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on HSH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HSH were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Harimoto, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Green, Slom. |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on HSH/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-15 9:30AM in conference room 229. |
| 2015-01-28 | Senate | Referred to HSH/CPN, WAM. |
| 2015-01-26 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2015-01-23 | Senate | Introduced. |
