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HI HB 1971

in committee

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Beginning 1/1/2027, requires health insurers, mutual benefit societies, health maintenance organizations, and health plans under the State's Medicaid managed care program to provide coverage for biomarker testing.

Introduced
2026-01-26
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-28 — Referred to HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • CHUNprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-28

    Referred to HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

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