Hawaii State Legislature
2003 Legislative Session

HB1617 HD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Report Title: State Health Authority
Description: Establishes the State Health Authority to provide health care for all Hawaii citizens. Establishes the State Health Authority Commission to determine the costs of the Authority, and to determine a financing mechanism to carry out the purpose of the Authority. Repeals the State Health Planning and Development Agency and transfers its functions to the Authority. Repeals the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund. Establishes the Mandated Benefits Review Panel. (HB1617 HD1)
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): SAY, ARAKAKI, M. OSHIRO, SAIKI, SHIMABUKURO, KAHIKINA, LEE
Current Referral:HLT/HSH, LAB, FIN

Date Status Text
1/24/2003HIntroduced and Pass First Reading
1/27/2003HReferred to HLT/HSH, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4.
1/30/2003HBill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HSH on Tuesday, 02-04-03 at 9:00 am in House conference room 329.
2/4/2003HThe committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Arakaki, Hale, Kahikina, Shimabukuro, Takai; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Nishimoto; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan, Stonebraker; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi.
2/4/2003HThe committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahikina, Shimabukuro, Arakaki, Hale, Takai; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kawakami, Nishimoto; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan, Stonebraker; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi.
2/5/2003HBill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Friday, 02-07-03 at 3:00 pm in House conference room 312.
2/5/2003HThis measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 02-07-03 at 3:00 pm in conference room 312.
2/10/2003HReported from the committee on HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 196) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on LAB.
2/10/2003HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Blundell, Ching, Finnegan, Fox, Halford, Jernigan, Leong, Moses, Ontai, Pendleton, Stonebraker, Thielen voting no and Representative(s) Herkes, Kahikina, Marumoto, Meyer, Shimabukuro excused.
2/10/2003HBill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-03 at 11:30 am in House conference room 309.
2/12/2003HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
8/21/2003DCarried over to 2004 Regular Session

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment