HB 1870

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND

By Representative(s) SAY / OSHIRO, M. / CASE / YONAMINE / SUZUKI / GOODENOW / YOSHINAGA / CHANG / GARCIA / HERKES / MORITA / LEE / LUKE / KANOHO / CACHOLA / MENOR / HAMAKAWA / ESPERO

Subjects: House Majority Caucus

Keywords: COUNTY GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, LIFE INSURANCE, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Report Title: PEHF; Benefits Reduction

Description: Requires PEHF to offer only medical and drug coverage for all current/future public employees and retirees. Stops payment of Medicare B premiums for spouses of current/future retirees. Makes retirees younger than 65: (1) with 25 yrs service; (2) hired after 6/30/96 with (a) less than 10 yrs; (b) 10 but less than 15 yrs; and (c) 15 but less than 25 yrs service; to pay specified percentage of monthly premiums.

 1-20-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-21-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. LAB 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 2
 1-21-00        H Re-referred to the committees on LAB/FIN, referral 
                  sheet 3
 2- 1-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB/FIN on Tuesday,
                  02-08-00 at 8:30 A.M. in State conference room
                  Auditorium.
 2- 8-00        H The committees on LAB/FIN recommend that the
                  measure be HELD.
 2- 8-00        H The votes in LAB were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Yoshinaga, Catalani, Goodenow, Nakasone, Saiki,
                  Takai, Moses; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; 1
                  Noes: Rep.(s) Rath; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Hiraki,
                  Okamura; and
 2- 8-00        H The votes in FIN were as follows:11 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Catalani, Espero, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Marumoto, Moses;
                  Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Suzuki, Meyer; none         
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 4 Excused: Rep.(s) Ahu Isa,
                  Schatz, Yamane, Fox