Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

HB1698 HD1

Generated on 8/13/2007 4:00:44 PM

Measure Title:
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Report Title:
Health Insurance; Small Insurers
Description:
Enables small insurers that occupy less than thirty per cent of the health insurance market to provide the broadest healthcare coverage at the lowest possible rates by permitting different types of insurance to be combined into a single unified policy; encourages broader coverage of sole proprietors and other employer groups with only one employee. (HB1698 HD1)
Package:
None
Companion:
Introducers:
GREEN, HERKES
Current Referral:
HLT, EDB/CPC, FIN
Date Status Text
1/24/2007HIntroduced and Pass First Reading
1/26/2007HReferred to HLT, EDB/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5
2/2/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Tuesday, 02-06-07 at 9:00 am in House conference room 329.
2/6/2007HThe committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Green, Mizuno, Belatti, Bertram, Takai, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Rhoads, Awana, Ward; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Shimabukuro.
2/8/2007HReported from the committee on HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 275) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on EDB/CPC.
2/9/2007HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on EDB/CPC with none voting no (0) and M. Oshiro, Takamine excused (2).

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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