HB 2405

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2022 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 10, 2022
  • Passed House Mar 08, 2022
  • Passed Senate Apr 12, 2022
  • Governor

Relating To Insurance.

Abstract

Prohibits health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations from applying categorical cosmetic or blanket exclusions to gender affirming treatments or procedures when determined to be medically necessary pursuant to applicable law and specifies a process for appealing a claim denied on the basis of medical necessity. Requires those entities to provide applicants and insured persons with clear information about the coverage of gender transition services, including the process for appealing a claim denied on the basis of medical necessity. (CD1)

Bill Sponsors (25)

Votes


Actions


Jun 17, 2022

Senate

Act 039, 06/16/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1139).

House

Act 039, on 06/16/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1139).

May 05, 2022

Senate

Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 824).

May 04, 2022

House

Transmitted to Governor.

May 03, 2022

House

Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 946).

House

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and none excused (0).

Senate

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

Apr 29, 2022

Senate

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Rhoads, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-22.

Senate

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 203-22).

House

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-03-22.

House

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 203-22) as amended in (CD 1).

House

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Johanson, Tam, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.

Apr 28, 2022

House

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-22 2:30PM in conference room 224.

Apr 27, 2022

House

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-28-22 2:30PM in conference room 224.

Apr 26, 2022

House

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-27-22 2:30PM in conference room 224.

Apr 19, 2022

Senate

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 718).

Apr 18, 2022

House

House Conferees Appointed: Yamane, Johanson, Tam Co-Chairs; Kitagawa, Okimoto.

House

Re-referred to HHH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 49

  • Referral-Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce Finance

House

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 872).

Senate

Senate Conferees Appointed: Baker Chair; Rhoads, Taniguchi Co-Chairs; Fevella.

Senate

Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 715).

Apr 14, 2022

House

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

Apr 12, 2022

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

House

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 854) in amended form (SD 2).

Apr 08, 2022

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice 04-12-22.

Senate

Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3915) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

Apr 05, 2022

Senate

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) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Misalucha, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Moriwaki.

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Apr 01, 2022

Senate

The committee on JDC/WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 04-05-22 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-22 10:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

Mar 23, 2022

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

Senate

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3342) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

Mar 16, 2022

Senate

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, DeCoite, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

Mar 11, 2022

Senate

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-22 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

Senate

Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Commerce and Consumer Protection Judiciary Ways and Means

Mar 10, 2022

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 343).

Mar 08, 2022

House

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott, Ward voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

Mar 04, 2022

House

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-08-22.

House

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 923-22) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

Mar 01, 2022

House

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Mizuno, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

Feb 25, 2022

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-01-22 1:00PM in House conference room 329 Via Videoconference.

Feb 18, 2022

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Kapela excused (2).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce

House

Reported from HHH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 665-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

Feb 15, 2022

House

The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Tam, Gates, Har, Kapela, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

Feb 10, 2022

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by HHH on Tuesday, 02-15-22 9:00AM in House conference room 329 Via Videoconference.

Jan 28, 2022

House

Referred to HHH, CPC, referral sheet 3

  • Referral-Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce

Jan 26, 2022

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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