SB 822 SD 2 HD 2 CD 1

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE

By Senator(s) CHUN OAKLAND / HANABUSA / BUEN / INOUYE / FUKUNAGA; Chumbley, Matsunaga

Companion Bill: HB 488

Keywords: DEPT. OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, HEALTH INSURANCE, INSURANCE, INSURANCE RATES, LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, WOMEN

Report Title: Contraceptive Services

Description: Requires all health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations to cease excluding contraceptive services and supplies from coverage by repealing the provision of such coverage as an employer option; exempts certain employers from providing coverage for contraceptive health care services and supplies that are contrary to the employer's religious tenets. (CD1)

 1-22-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. CPN                                
 2- 5-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-10-99 at
                  2:30 p.m. in conference room 229
 2-10-99        S The committee on HHS deferred the measure until
                  02-12-99 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 229.
 2-12-99        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-12-99        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Fukunaga, Anderson; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Iwase, Levin; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and none Excused: Senator(s)
 2-19-99        S Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 475) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to CPN.
 2-23-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN on 02-25-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 016
 2-25-99        S The measure is deferred until 03-02-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 016.
 3- 2-99        S The measure is deferred until 03-04-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 016.
 3- 4-99        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 4-99        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 8 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Ihara; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) Bunda, Hanabusa, Inouye, Matsuura, Slom;         
                  none Noes: Senator(s) ; and none Excused:
                  Senator(s)
 3- 5-99        S Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 712) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 3- 5-99        S 48 hours notice 03-09-99                                 
 3- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 24.  Noes, 1 (Slom).  Excused, none ().
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 159)                 
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. CPC 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 26
 3-22-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday,
                  03-24-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-23-99        H This measure has been deleted from
                  Wednesday's(03-24-99) hearing notice.
 3-24-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday,
                  03-25-99 at 9:00 A.M. in House conference room 329.
 3-24-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 3-25-99        H The committee on CPC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-25-99        H The votes in CPC were as follows:11 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Cachola, Chang, Garcia, Herkes, Hiraki,         
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Morita, Takumi, Thielen; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) Halford, Rath, Whalen; none
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Yoshinaga
 3-25-99        H Reported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1429) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage        
                  on Second Reading and referral to the committee on
                  FIN
 3-25-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN with
                  Representative(s) Rath voting no and
                  Representative(s) Takamine excused.
 3-29-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday,
                  03-31-99 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 3-31-99        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-31-99        H The votes in FIN were as follows:15 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Catalani, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Saiki, Suzuki,
                  Yamane, Fox, Marumoto, Meyer; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Schatz, Moses
 4- 9-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1838) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage        
                  on Third Reading
 4- 9-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 04-13-99                   
 4-13-99        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 4-13-99        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Okamura,
                  Schatz excused
 4-13-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-15-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 514)                  
 4-15-99        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-15-99        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 742)      
 4-17-99        H House conferees appointed: Menor,
                  Yamane(Co-)Chairman; Garcia, Lee, Marumoto
 4-19-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 619)
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed: Chun Oakland, Kanno,
                  Taniguchi, (Co-)Chair; Bunda, Hanabusa, Anderson
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  744)
 4-21-99        S Conference committee meeting scheduled on 04-23-99
                  at 1:00 P.M. in conference room 016.
 4-27-99        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-28-99 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-30-99        H Reported from Conference Committee (Conf. Com. Rep.         
                  No. 45) as amended in (CD 1)
 4-30-99        S Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com.        
                  Rep. No. 45)
 4-30-99        S 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1)                         
 4-30-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 05-04-99                   
 5- 4-99        S Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23.          
                  Noes, 2 (Anderson, Slom).  Excused, none ().
 5- 4-99        H Passed Final Reading as amended in (CD 1)                
 5- 4-99        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Fox, Okamura,
                  Yoshinaga excused
 5- 5-99        H Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 792)     
 5- 4-99        S Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House        
                  (Hse. Com. No. 746).
 5- 7-99        S Enrolled to Governor                                     
 7- 7-99        S Act 267, 07-06-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 392)                   
 7- 7-99        H Act 267, on 07-06-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 259)