Bill Text: HI HB2084 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Federal Disproportionate Share Hospital Allowance; State Match

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-07 - (S) Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 203, 7/6/2010, (Gov. Msg. No. 695). [HB2084 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB2084-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 50-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2084

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2084, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FEDERAL DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL FUNDS,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this bill is to meet rising health care costs and ensure that Hawaii's residents have continued access to quality health care by appropriating state funds to maximize the availability of the federal disproportionate share hospital allowance.  Specifically, this measure appropriates funds to:

 

     (1)  Match the federal disproportionate share hospital allowance (Hospital Allowance) allocated to Hawaii for fiscal year (FY) 2010; and

 

     (2)  Obtain a matching Hospital Allowance for prior FY expenditures by the State.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Extending until June 30, 2011, the lapsing of the appropriation authorized by Act 23, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, so that previously allocated but unused funds may be used to secure the Hospital Allowance;

 

(2)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

 

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2084, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2084, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair		____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair		____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair