THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair
Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017

DATE:	Wednesday, March 22, 2017
TIME:	9:30 AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

HB552 HD1 (HSCR845) Status and Testimony	RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE. Ensures that benefits of the Affordable Care Act are preserved under State law in the case of repeal of the ACA by Congress.  Preserves the individual mandate, minimum essential benefit requirements, extended dependent coverage, and prohibitions on preexisting condition exclusions and gender discrimination in premiums and costs.  Establishes a trust fund and procedures to reimburse insurers for unrecouped costs of providing minimal essential insurance benefits.  (HB552 HD1)	CPH, WAM
SCR32 Status and Testimony	REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A STUDY REGARDING PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AND REGULATION OF INTERPRETER REFERRAL AGENCIES.	CPH [Measure added on 3/15/2017]

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6070.