Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

HB3144 HD2

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Measure Title: RELATING TO THE STATE PHARMACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Report Title: State Pharmacy Assistance Program
Description: Extends income eligibility requirement to 200% of the federal poverty level. Requires the department of human services to provide enrollees with enrollment assistance about prescription drug plans and pay part or all of enrollee Medicare part D costs. Repeals prescription drug rebate program and asset test (HB3144 HD2).
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): GREEN, ARAKAKI, ABINSAY, Sonson
Current Referral:HUS/HLT, CPC, FIN

Date Status Text
1/25/2006HIntroduced and Pass First Reading
1/30/2006HReferred to HLT/HUS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6
2/2/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HUS on Saturday, 02-04-06 at 9:10 am in House conference room 329.
2/2/2006HRe-referred to HUS/HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 9
2/4/2006HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 2/7/2006.
2/7/2006HThe committees on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Sonson, Cabanilla, Arakaki, Green, Hale, Kahikina, Kawakami; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Halford, Stonebraker.
2/7/2006HThe committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Arakaki, Green, Cabanilla, Hale, Nishimoto, Sonson; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Halford.
2/8/2006HReported from the committee on HUS/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 158-06) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on CPC.
2/9/2006HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting no (0) and Caldwell, Kawakami, Saiki, Takamine excused (4).
2/10/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 02-13-06 at 2:05 pm in House conference room 325.
2/13/2006HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 2/15/2006.
2/14/2006HBill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-15-06 at 2:05 pm in conference room 325.
2/15/2006HThe committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Herkes, Schatz, Caldwell, Ito, Kanoho, Morita, Souki, Marumoto, Stonebraker; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Karamatsu, Sonson.
2/16/2006HReported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 594-06) as amended in (HD 2), recommending referral to the committee on FIN.
2/17/2006HReport adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in (HD 2) with none voting no and Representative(s) Green, Hale, Souki, Takumi, Tanaka excused.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment