HB 2405 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Summary

Prohibits health insurers, mutual benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations from applying categorical cosmetic or blanket exclusions to gender affirming treatments or procedures when determined to be medically necessary pursuant to applicable law and specifies a process for appealing a claim denied on the basis of medical necessity. Requires those entities to provide applicants and insured persons with clear information about the coverage of gender transition services, including the process for appealing a claim denied on the basis of medical necessity. (CD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

May 2022

Senate Passage

May 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2022 Last action Jun 17, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 29, 2022

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-22.

upper

Apr 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 203-22).

upper

Apr 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 203-22) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Rhoads, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Apr 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Johanson, Tam, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.

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Apr 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-29-22 2:30PM in conference room 224.

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Apr 27, 2022

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-28-22 2:30PM in conference room 224.

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Apr 26, 2022

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-27-22 2:30PM in conference room 224.

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Apr 18, 2022

Committee

Re-referred to HHH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 49

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Apr 14, 2022

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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Apr 12, 2022

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 854) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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Apr 5, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Misalucha, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Moriwaki.

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Apr 5, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Apr 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee on JDC/WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 04-05-22 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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Apr 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-22 10:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

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Mar 23, 2022

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 23, 2022

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3342) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, DeCoite, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-22 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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Mar 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.

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Mar 10, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 343).

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Mar 8, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott, Ward voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 1, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Kitagawa, Aquino, Har, Hashem, Mizuno, Morikawa, Onishi, Tarnas, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

lower

Feb 18, 2022

Committee

Reported from HHH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 665-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

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Feb 15, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Tam, Gates, Har, Kapela, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

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Jan 28, 2022

Committee

Referred to HHH, CPC, referral sheet 3

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Jan 26, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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21 primary · 0 co-sponsors