HB 1349 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Summary

Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services to authorize Medicaid coverage through the Children's Health Insurance Program to income-qualified pregnant persons and children regardless of immigration status. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Immigration

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1349 → HB1349_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a Microsoft Word file structure, but the substantive policy content remained largely the same. The most significant change is in Section 4, which altered the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, effectively delaying implementation indefinitely. Additionally, the bill number changed from HB 1349 to HD 1, indicating it moved from the House to the House Committee.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding Medicaid coverage for pregnant persons and children regardless of immigration status remains unchanged, but the effective date modification significantly impacts when the policy would take effect.

TIMELINE

Section 4 effective date changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which would delay implementation by over 275 years

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from HB 1349 to HD 1, indicating committee referral

Document format changed from plain text legislative markup to Word document structure with metadata

Minor formatting changes in text spacing and character encoding throughout the document

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-17-25 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 166).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 413) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors