Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 643 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow the Insurance Division to continue protecting consumers from insolvent dental insurers, and handle complaints against dental insurers by amending the sunset date under by Act 132 Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 2001.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) supported this bill.

DCCA reported that by extending the sunset date of Act 132 (SLH) DCCA will be able to act in the interests of consumers by shutting down insolvent insurance plans and pursuing claims against the agents of these claims to recover losses.

To encourage further discussion of this issue, your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2020.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 643, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 643, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.