| Measure Title: | RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
| Report Title: | Insurance Premium Tax; QUEST and SCHIP Eligibility |
| Description: | Establishes a 2.13% insurance premium tax on all health care plan premiums. Removes cap to QUEST to cover 24,458 uninsured adults. Adds dental benefits for children and adults. Raises SCHIP eligibility to 300% of poverty level to add 2,874 uninsured children. Uses premium tax to fund QUEST/SCHIP costs. |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | SB1422 |
| Introducer(s): | ARAKAKI |
| Current Referral: | HUS/HLT, JUD, FIN |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/27/2005 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading |
| 1/31/2005 | H | Referred to HUS/HLT, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 7 |
| 2/2/2005 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS/HLT on Saturday, 02-05-05 at 8:30 am in House conference room State Capitol Auditorium . |
| 2/7/2005 | H | The committees on HUS recommend that the measure be HELD. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Sonson, Cabanilla, Arakaki, Green, Kahikina, Kawakami, Finnegan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hale, Stonebraker. |
| 2/7/2005 | H | The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be HELD. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Arakaki, Green, Cabanilla, Sonson, Finnegan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hale, Nishimoto. |
| 12/2/2005 10:35:08 AM | D | Carried over to 2006 Regular Session |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment