HB 827

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits.

Abstract

Expands workers' compensation medical benefits for firefighters to include coverage for adenocarcinoma or mesothelioma of the respiratory system; cancer of the buccal cavity, colon, pharynx, and thyroid; and malignant melanoma. Specifies that an employer may prove that the cancer or disease was not associated with the firefighting duties to deny medical benefits under workers' compensation law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Feb 12, 2025

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) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Finance

House

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 473) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Feb 06, 2025

House

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Feb 03, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 23, 2025

House

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3

  • Referral-Committee
Labor Finance

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 21, 2025

House

Pending introduction.

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