HI SB3239 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-22 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3).
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-22 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3).
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Requires the Office of Wellness and Resilience to establish a Medical Debt Forgiveness Working Group to study the feasibility of developing, implementing, and executing a program for the State to acquire and forgive outstanding medical debt of Hawaii residents. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Title
Relating To Medical Debt.
Sponsors
| Sen. Chris Lee [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-22 | House | Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (3). |
| 2024-03-22 | House | Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1335-24), recommending referral to FIN. |
| 2024-03-21 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Amato, Hashem, Gates, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Belatti, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Tam. |
| 2024-03-19 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 03-21-24 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2024-03-14 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos, Martinez, Quinlan excused (3). |
| 2024-03-14 | House | Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1098-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. |
| 2024-03-13 | House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Marten; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto. |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-13-24 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16 |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Pass First Reading |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 310) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24. |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2930) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-24 10:01AM; CR 211 & Videoconference. |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 2024-02-15 | Senate | Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2448) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM. |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Introduced. |
