HB 2544

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 07, 2024
  • Passed House Mar 05, 2024
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To Medical Transportation.

Abstract

Establishes within the Department of Health a 2-year pilot project to charter flights from rural islands to an urban island to provide rural island residents with reliable transportation to medical care on urban islands. Appropriates funds. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Sunsets 6/30/2026. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)

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Mar 22, 2024

Senate

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

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Ways and Means

Senate

Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3312) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

Mar 20, 2024

Senate

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

Senate

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

Mar 15, 2024

Senate

The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-24 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

Mar 07, 2024

Senate

Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.

  • Referral-Committee
Health and Human Services Commerce and Consumer Protection Ways and Means

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 408).

Mar 05, 2024

House

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

Mar 01, 2024

House

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1006-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.

Feb 28, 2024

House

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett.

Feb 26, 2024

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-24 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 16, 2024

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Finance

House

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 571-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Feb 14, 2024

House

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Feb 09, 2024

House

Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-14-24 11:30AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House

The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-24 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329.

Feb 05, 2024

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-09-24 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 30, 2024

House

Re-referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 6

  • Referral-Committee
Health & Homelessness Finance

Jan 26, 2024

House

Referred to TRN/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3

  • Referral-Committee
Transportation Health & Homelessness Finance

Jan 24, 2024

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 23, 2024

House

Pending introduction.

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