SB 3239

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

Relating To Medical Debt.

Abstract

Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to establish a Medical Debt Forgiveness Working Group to study the feasibility of developing, implementing, and executing a program for the State to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt of Hawaiʻi residents. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill Sponsors (1)

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Mar 22, 2024

House

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3).

House

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1335-24), recommending referral to FIN.

Mar 21, 2024

House

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Amato, Hashem, Gates, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Belatti, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Tam.

Mar 19, 2024

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 03-21-24 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Mar 14, 2024

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos, Martinez, Quinlan excused (3).

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

House

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1098-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

Mar 13, 2024

House

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Marten; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.

Mar 11, 2024

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-13-24 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Mar 07, 2024

House

Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16

  • Referral-Committee
Health Consumer Protection & Commerce Finance

House

Pass First Reading

Mar 05, 2024

House

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 310) in amended form (SD 2).

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.

Mar 01, 2024

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24.

Senate

Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2930) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

Feb 28, 2024

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

Feb 26, 2024

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-24 10:01AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

Feb 15, 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. 2448) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

Feb 12, 2024

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.

Senate

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Feb 08, 2024

Senate

The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

Jan 29, 2024

Senate

Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM.

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

Jan 24, 2024

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Introduced.

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