Report Title:

Health Insurance; Rate Regulation

Description:

Makes the health insurance rate regulation laws permanent.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2810

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE RATE REGULATION.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to repeal the June 30, 2006, sunset date of Act 74, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, thereby making permanent the health insurance rate regulation laws.

SECTION 2. Act 74, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, as amended by section 22 of Act 3, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, is amended by amending section 6 to read as follows:

"SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2003[; provided that this Act shall be repealed on June 30, 2006; and provided further that sections 432:1-102(b) and 432D-19(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which they read on the day before the effective date of this Act]."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on June 29, 2006.

INTRODUCED BY:

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