Hawaii Subject | Deaf and Blind Task Force

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HI	SB1494	Intro 25%	Requires health insurance policies and contracts issued on or after 1/1/2026 to provide optional coverage for the cost of hearing aids at a minimum $1,500 per hearing aid for each hearing-impaired ear every thirty-six months. (SD1) [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-02-14 [Hearing: Feb 20 @ 9:30 am] The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
HI	SB1495	Intro 25%	Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual, from the sale of hearing aids. Effective 12/31/205... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-02-13 To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HI	SB404	Intro 25%	Requires sellers or providers of emotional support animals or of certificates, identifications, tags, vests, leashes, and harnesses that identify an animal as an emotional support animal to provide certain disclaimers to the buyer or recipient. Estab... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2025-02-07 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee