Hawaii House Bill 1281 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-24 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL/WAM.
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Part I: Establishes a three-year Homeless Employment Pilot Program that provides homeless individuals with work opportunities and connects them with service providers. Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2018 Regular Session on implementing the program. Appropriates funds to establish the pilot program. Part II: Requires the auditor to conduct a study to assess the impact of using medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment for homelessness. Requires the auditor to submit a report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation. Part III: Requires the department of human services, in collaboration with the department of health, to review the progress of the Hawaii pathways project pilot and continue to pursue efforts to utilize medicaid to provide supportive housing services for chronically homeless individuals. Provides considerations for the department in planning for the expansion of supportive housing services provided through medicaid managed care plans. Requires the department to report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation. Takes effect 7/1/2075. (SD1)

Relating To Homelessness.

Sen. Chris Lee [D]	Rep. Tom Brower [D]	Rep. Richard Creagan [D]	Rep. Cindy Evans [D]
Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole [D]	Rep. Matthew Lopresti [D]	Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]	Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]
Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-24	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL/WAM.
2017-03-24	Senate	Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1112) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL/WAM.
2017-03-22	Senate	The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Harimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Wakai.
2017-03-17	Senate	The committee(s) on HMS deferred the measure until 03-22-17 2:45PM in conference room 016.
2017-03-14	Senate	The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-17 2:50PM in conference room 016.
2017-03-09	Senate	Referred to HMS, JDL/WAM.
2017-03-03	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2017-03-03	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 64).
2017-03-02	House	Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Tupola voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2017-03-02	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 781), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2017-02-23	House	The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Quinlan, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.
2017-02-21	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-23-17 12:00PM in House conference room 308.
2017-02-17	House	Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).
2017-02-17	House	Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 691), recommending referral to FIN.
2017-02-14	House	The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakashima, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2017-02-10	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-14-17 10:00AM in House conference room 309.
2017-02-07	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Oshiro excused (1).
2017-02-07	House	Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 56) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
2017-02-03	House	The committees on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Morikawa, Todd, Kobayashi, Oshiro, Tupola; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Har.
2017-01-31	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Friday, 02-03-17 9:00AM in House conference room 329.
2017-01-30	House	Referred to HUS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 6
2017-01-25	House	Pass First Reading
2017-01-24	House	Pending introduction.

HB1281 (Carry Over) 2017-03-24 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL/WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1281&year=2017
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB1281_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB1281_HD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB1281_SD1_.HTM