BAKER
Primary
Ensures certain benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act are preserved under Hawaii law, including: preserving the individual health insurance mandate for taxpayers; preserving the premium tax credit for individuals and families with low or moderate income; requiring all health insurance entities, including health benefits plans under chapter 87A, HRS, to include ten essential health care benefits, plus additional contraception and breastfeeding coverage benefits; extending dependent coverage for adult children until the children turn twenty-six years of age; prohibiting health insurance entities from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion; prohibiting health insurance entities from using an individual's gender to determine premiums or contributions; and prohibiting health insurance entitles from discriminating with respect to participation against a health care provider acting within the scope of that provider's license or certification. Effective 7/1/2050. Individual mandate requirement repeals 6/30/2021. (SD2)
Re-referred to HHS/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
Referred to HLT/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 27
Pass First Reading
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Riviere). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Dela Cruz). Transmitted to House.
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 152) in amended form (SD 2).
48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-17.
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 762) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Wakai.
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-17 9:35AM in conference room 211.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Kidani.
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-17 9:00AM in conference room 229.
Passed First Reading.
Referred to CPH, WAM.
Introduced.
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