HB 1115 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO UNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATION FUNDING PROGRAM.

Summary

Establishes the Universal Immunization Purchase Program and Universal Immunization Purchase Special Fund into which the fees will be deposited to finance the distribution of immunizations free of charge to qualifying health care providers. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB1115 → HB1115_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision expands the definition of eligible insurance plans to include group policies and self-insured entities, clarifies the legal status of 'assessed entities' to match specific state statutes, and significantly delays the program's effective date from July 2025 to July 3000. The changes aim to broaden the pool of organizations contributing to the fund while providing a long-term placeholder for future funding decisions.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened to include group health insurance policies, self-insured employer plans, and health cost-sharing programs as eligible participants, whereas the original version primarily focused on individual policies and specific mutual benefit societies.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligibility to include group health insurance policies, self-insured entity plans, and health cost-sharing programs in addition to individual policies.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'assessed entity' to explicitly reference specific articles and chapters of the Hawaii Revised Statutes governing insurers and health maintenance organizations.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, effectively pausing the program's start until a future legislative decision.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted formatting and spacing in the bill title and section headers to align with House of Representatives standards.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that interim assessments for new immunizations or emergencies must be payable together with regular assessments in the same calendar quarter.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 516) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors