| 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: | HB1477 |
| Introducer(s): | BAKER, HOOSER, CHUN OAKLAND, Fukunaga, Kokubun, Ihara |
| Current Referral: | HMS/HTH, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/27/2005 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/31/2005 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 2/1/2005 | S | Referred to HMS/HTH, WAM. |
| 2/8/2005 | S | The committee on HMS/HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-05 at 6:30 pm in conference room 016. |
| 2/14/2005 | S | The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chun Oakland, Tsutsui; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hanabusa, Whalen. |
| 2/14/2005 | S | The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Fukunaga, Hooser, Kokubun; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Trimble; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. |
| 2/18/2005 | S | Reported from HMS/HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 257) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 2/18/2005 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 12/2/2005 10:35:02 AM | D | Carried over to 2006 Regular Session. |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment