HI HB2544 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-22 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-22 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes within the Department of Health a 2-year pilot project to charter flights from rural islands to an urban island to provide rural island residents with reliable transportation to medical care on urban islands. Appropriates funds. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Sunsets 6/30/2026. Takes effect 12/31/2050. (SD1)
Title
Relating To Medical Transportation.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-20 - Senate - Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-20 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-20 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-22 | Senate | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 2024-03-22 | Senate | Reported from HHS/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3312) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 2024-03-20 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. |
| 2024-03-20 | 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. |
| 2024-03-15 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-24 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Referred to HHS/CPN, WAM. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 408). |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1006-24), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 2024-02-28 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett. |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-24 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5). |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 571-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| 2024-02-14 | House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-14-24 11:30AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2024-02-09 | House | The committee(s) on HLT recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-24 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 329. |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-09-24 8:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Re-referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 6 |
| 2024-01-26 | House | Referred to TRN/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Pending introduction. |
Subjects
Appropriation
Charter Flights
DOH
Essential Rural Medical Air Transport Pilot Project
Expenditure Ceiling ($)
Charter Flights
DOH
Essential Rural Medical Air Transport Pilot Project
Expenditure Ceiling ($)
