STAND. COM. REP. NO.  336-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1723

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1723 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE TRICARE PROGRAM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to make permanent, the general excise tax exemption for certain amounts received by a managed care support contractor of the TRICARE program for the actual cost or advancement to third party health care providers.

 

     The Department of Taxation; Military Officers Association of America, Hawaii Chapter; The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii; Hawaii Medical Service Association; Oahu Veterans Council; and TriWest Healthcare Alliance Inc. testified in support of this measure.  The Tax Foundation of Hawaii commented on this measure.

 

     Your Committee notes that the TRICARE program provides health care services to active duty, reserve, and retired members of the United States uniformed services, their family members, and survivors.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1723 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

 

 

		____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair