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HI HB 815

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires the health benefits plan or plans established by the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund board to meet or exceed the requirements of the Prepaid Health Care Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1).

Introduced
2025-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 131).
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • HOLTprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-10

    Referred to LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 131).

    introduction,receipt

  4. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  5. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 995-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 2026-03-04

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-03-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  9. 2025-02-13

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

    passage,referral-committee

  10. 2025-02-13

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 556), recommending referral to FIN.

  11. 2025-02-11

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2025-01-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  14. 2025-01-30

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 13) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  15. 2025-01-28

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-01-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2025-01-21

    Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  19. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-28 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-11 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-04 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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