| Measure Title: | RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HEALTH FUND. |
| Report Title: | Health Benefits; Retirees; Mandated Coverages; Medicare Reimbursement; Employer Contribution Cap |
| Description: | Mandates specific health benefits for public sector retirees. Requires the employer contribution cap on monthly contributions for health benefits plans for retirees to be adjusted annually, beginning July 1, 2002. Requires the State to pay to the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) a contribution equal to an amount not less than the medicare part B premium for voluntary medical insurance coverage under medicare for retirees. Also requires the EUTF to reimburse the retiree for any cost differential due to a rate increase in the medicare part B medical insurance plan within thirty days of the rate change. (SD1) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | SOUKI |
| Current Referral: | LBR, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/15/2003 | H | Filed. |
| 1/16/2003 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading |
| 1/21/2003 | H | Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1. |
| 2/8/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-03 at 8:30 am in House conference room 309. |
| 2/12/2003 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Nakasone, Caldwell, Mindo, Blundell; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pendleton; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ito, Souki, Moses. |
| 2/14/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 564) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN. |
| 2/14/2003 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Abinsay, Blundell, Souki, Thielen excused. |
| 2/18/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-03 at 10:45 am in House conference room 308. |
| 2/20/2003 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Kaho`ohalahala, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mindo, Nakasone, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Waters, Bukoski; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Meyer, Moses; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Jernigan. |
| 2/28/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 763) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 2/28/2003 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-03. |
| 3/4/2003 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2) with Representative(s) Blundell, Finnegan, Fox, Jernigan, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses voting no and Representative(s) Halford, Tamayo excused. |
| 3/4/2003 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/6/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 112). |
| 3/6/2003 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/6/2003 | S | Deferred until 03-07-03. |
| 3/7/2003 | S | Referred to LBR, WAM. |
| 3/7/2003 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by LBR on 03-12-03 at 1:15 pm in conference room 225. |
| 3/12/2003 | S | The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Kawamoto, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Sakamoto. |
| 3/21/2003 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1172) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 3/25/2003 | S | Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-28-03 at 9:00 am in conference room 211. |
| 3/28/2003 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 14 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Kokubun, Aduja, English, Espero, Hooser, Inouye, Kanno, Kim, Sakamoto, Tsutsui, Hemmings, Trimble; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kawamoto. |
| 4/4/2003 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1379) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/4/2003 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-03. |
| 4/8/2003 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Slom, Trimble). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/8/2003 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 517) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 4/10/2003 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 4/11/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 509). |
| 4/13/2003 | H | House conferees appointed: M. Oshiro, Nakasone Co-Chairs; Ito, Bukoski. |
| 4/15/2003 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Kanno, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Kawamoto, Kokubun, Tsutsui, Hemmings. |
| 4/15/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 566). |
| 4/15/2003 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 728). |
| 4/16/2003 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-03 at 10:30 am in conference room 225. |
| 4/17/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-21-03 at 10:30 a.m. in conference room 225. |
| 4/17/2003 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-21-03 at 10:30 am in conference room 225. |
| 8/21/2003 | D | Carried over to 2004 Regular Session |
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