HI HB 2224
died on adjournmentRELATING TO MEDICAID.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2224 pass?
No. HI HB 2224 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded 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.
What is HI HB 2224 about?
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)
Who sponsors HI HB 2224?
GRANDINETTI, AMATO, BELATTI and 9 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2224.
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
- 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
Newest first
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.
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).
reading-2,referral-committee
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
2026-02-10
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-12-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-30
Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 5
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
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
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