Hawaii Senate Bill 1199 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-30 - Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes a single-payer universal health care insurance system and establishes the state health care insurance planning and financing authority to determine the costs of the system, necessary financing methods, and transition mechanisms. Requires that the functions, rights, powers, duties, and appropriations of the Hawaii health authority, DLIR as they relate to the prepaid health care act, and Hawaii employer union health benefits trust fund be transferred to the state health care insurance planning and financing authority. Specifies requirements regarding the state health care insurance planning and financing authority membership, membership appointment, voting, and duties. Repeals the Hawaii health authority. Appropriates funds to the state health care insurance planning and financing authority to establish and operate the single-payer universal health care insurance system.

Relating To Health Care Insurance.

Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. William Espero [D]	Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]
Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]	Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]
Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Laura Thielen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-30		Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
2017-01-27	Senate	Referred to CPH, WAM.
2017-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2017-01-25	Senate	Introduced.

SB1199 (Carry Over) 2017-01-27 - Referred to CPH, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1199&year=2018
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB1199_.HTM