H

Heard

Your voice in democracy

Sign InJoin Heard

Legislative record

HB 1368STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM.

Makes various updates to the hospital sustainability program, including amending the definition of "private hospital"; clarifying the uses of the hospital sustainability program special fund; increasing various hospital sustainability fee caps; requiring DHS to consult and negotiate with the hospital trade association regarding fee participation and rates; clarifying when the hospital sustainability fee shall be discontinued and the distribution of remaining funds; repealing the sunset dates of Act 217, SLH 2012, and Act 123, SLH 2014, to make the program permanent and permanently exempting the program from the central service and administrative expenses assessments; and appropriating funds out of the special fund. Effective 06/30/3000. (HD1)

Voted 12/11/2023

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

20 yea·0 nay·1 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/11/2023Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
  2. 3/9/2023Referred to HHS, WAM.
  3. 3/7/2023Passed First Reading.
  4. 3/7/2023Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 222).
  5. 3/3/2023Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
  6. 3/3/2023Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 964), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  7. 2/24/2023The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.
  8. 2/22/2023Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-24-23 11:30AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  9. 2/14/2023Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).
  10. 2/14/2023Reported from HUS/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 421) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.