CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 137-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2411

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2411, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE,"

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:

(1) Update and streamline Hawaii's insurance laws, as well as conform the laws to the State's newly-enacted Producer Licensing Act and the requirements of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; and

(2) Exempt health insurance policies for self-employed persons from mandatory coverage requirements.

 

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Deleting a proposed new section to chapter 432, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), article 1, part VI, which concerns required provisions and benefits for mutual benefit societies; and

(2) Removing amendments to section 432D-23, HRS, which sets forth the required provisions and benefits for health maintenance organizations.

These deletions properly limit the exemption for self-employed persons. Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for clarity and consistency.

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. 2411, 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. 2411, 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

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RON MENOR, Chair

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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair