STAND. COM. REP. NO. 994

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 979

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 979, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to bring the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) into conformance with federal and state law by:

(1) Amending the definition of "dependent-beneficiary" under the EUTF to conform with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; and

(2) Amending references to marriages under the EUTF to conform with the state Civil Unions Law.

The EUTF Board of Trustees supported this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 979, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair