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HI HB 2224

died on adjournment

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Repeals a provision in Act 4, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, that prohibits the Department of Human Services from taking any action to remove pharmaceutical benefits management from managed care plans that provide health care coverage for Hawaii Medicaid beneficiaries. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-18 — Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 376-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-18

    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 none excused (0).

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  2. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 376-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  3. 2026-02-12

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takenouchi.

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-12-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-01-30

    Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  7. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-12 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Takenouchi: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2224&year=2026

Attribution

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