Hawaii Senate Bill 23

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-16 - Referred to HHS, CPN.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Removes discriminatory requirements for mandatory insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures to create parity of coverage for same-sex couples, unmarried individuals, transgender persons, and opposite-sex couples for whom male infertility is the relevant factor. Requires the insured or the insured's dependent spouse to have a history of infertility of at least six months' duration, rather than five years. Includes need for medical intervention to conceive due to physiological or anatomical factors.

Relating To Insurance.

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Troy Hashimoto [D]	Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]
Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-16	Senate	Referred to HHS, CPN.
2025-01-15	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-08	Senate	Pending Introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=23&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB23_.HTM