SB 451 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

SB 451 would require the Department of Human Services to create a Medicaid buy-in program specifically for workers with disabilities. This program would allow eligible individuals to purchase Medicaid coverage through the state, rather than relying solely on federal disability benefits. The bill directly affects working people with disabilities who may not qualify for standard Medicaid but need health coverage. It would take effect on December 31, 2050, though the bill is currently pending committee review.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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SB451 → SB451_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text has been reformatted from a standard legislative document to a system-generated template format, with the effective date changed from 'upon approval' to 'December 31, 2050'. The core policy content regarding the Medicaid buy-in program for workers with disabilities remains substantively unchanged.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability is unchanged; only the effective date and document formatting were modified.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to 'December 31, 2050', which is an unusually distant date that may indicate a placeholder or error.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a standard legislative bill format to a system-generated template format with metadata headers and footers.

Some text formatting was altered, including the replacement of underscores used to indicate new statutory material with different formatting characters.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 531) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:20PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

8 primary · 3 co-sponsors