SB 3176 SD 2 HD 1

RELATING TO INSURANCE

By Senator(s) MATSUNAGA / CHUMBLEY

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, INSURANCE, INSURANCE POLICIES AND CONTRACTS, LIFE INSURANCE, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RECIPROCAL BENEFICIARIES

Report Title: Insurance Coverage

Description: Extends medical and other insurance benefits to reciprocal beneficiaries. Requires the Public Employees Health Fund to establish a reciprocal beneficiary family coverage health benefits plan. (SB3176 HD1)

 1-27-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-31-00        S Referred to CPN/JDC, then to WAM                         
 2-11-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN/JDC on 02-15-00
                  at 8:30 a.m. in conference room 016.
 2-15-00        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-15-00        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Hanabusa, Inouye, Matsuura; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Ihara,        
                  Slom
 2-15-00        S The committee on JDC deferred the measure until
                  02-18-00 at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 2-18-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-18-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) Anderson;        
                  none Noes: Senator(s) ; and none Excused:
                  Senator(s)
 2-18-00        S Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2387)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as        
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 2-28-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  03-01-00 at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, M.
                  Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Chun, D. Ige,        
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2698) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 3- 3-00        S 48 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 22.  Noes, 1 (Slom).  Excused, 2 (Iwase,
                  Tanaka).
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 357)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committee on LAB, and then referred         
                  jointly to the committees on CPC/JHA, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN referral sheet 29
 3-22-00        H Re-referred to the committees on CPC/JHA, and then 
                  referred to FIN, referral sheet 41
 3-22-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Thursday, 
                  03/23/00 at 2:15 pm in House conference room 325.
 3-23-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03-24-00.
 3-24-00        H The committees on CPC/JHA recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-24-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Garcia, Lee, Morita, Takumi,
                  Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Cachola,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Auwae; 2 Noes: Rep.(s) Chang,
                  Whalen; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Hiraki, Yoshinaga,
                  Pendleton
 3-24-00        H Reported from the committee on CPC/JHA (Stand. Com.
                  Rep. No. 1066-00), recommending passage on Second
                  Reading and referral to the committee on FIN
 3-24-00        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN
 3-24-00        H The vote was as follows:  38 aye(s) to 10 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Auwae, Chang, Halford,
                  Herkes, Leong, McDermott, Meyer, Moses, Rath, Whalen        
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura, Pendleton,         
                  Takamine excused
 3-28-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03
                  /30/00 at 4:30 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 3-30-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 4- 3-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday,
                  04-05-00 at 3:30 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 5-00        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 4- 5-00        H The votes in FIN were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Goodenow, Kanoho, Luke, Schatz, Fox; Ayes         
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) Kawakami, Ahu Isa,
                  Espero, Kahikina, Nakasone, Suzuki, Yamane,
                  Marumoto; 2 Noes: Rep.(s) Meyer, Moses; and 1
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Catalani
 4- 7-00        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1464-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Third Reading
 4- 7-00        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 04-11-00                   
 4-11-00        H Recommitted to the committee on FIN