HB 2919 HD 1

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Keywords: HEALTH INSURANCE, SALARIES AND WAGES

Report Title: Prepaid Health Care Act

Description: Removes the provision limiting, to 1.5% of an employee's wages, an employee's contribution toward healthcare premiums for coverage required under the Act, and replaces it with the requirement that the employee's contribution shall not reduce the employee's wages to less than the minimum wage. (HB2919 HD1)

 1-27-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-31-00        H Referred to the committees on LAB/EDB, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN, referral sheet 8
 2- 1-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB/EDB on Thursday, 
                  02-03-00 at 10:15 a.m. in House conference room
                  309.
 2- 3-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-15-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday,
                  02-17-00 at 9:00 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 2-17-00        H The committees on LAB/EDB recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-17-00        H The votes in LAB were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Yoshinaga, Catalani, Goodenow, Nakasone, Takai,
                  Moses, Rath; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none         
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Hiraki,
                  Okamura, Saiki; and
 2-17-00        H The votes in EDB were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Herkes, Luke, Abinsay, Ahu Isa, Espero,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Suzuki, Halford, Rath, Whalen; Ayes         
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Chang, Ito, Morihara
 2-18-00        H Reported from the committee on LAB/EDB (Stand. Com.
                  Rep. No. 463-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending         
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on FIN
 2-18-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN
 2-18-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Menor, Okamura,
                  Pendleton, Stegmaier excused