HB 1592

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT OF THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION

By Representative(s) KANOHO

Keywords: HEALTH, SMOKING

Report Title: HHSC; Tobacco Funds Endowment

Description: Appropriates $2,000,000 in FY 1999-2000 and for each year thereafter for the duration of the 25-year period of the national tobacco settlement to the Hawaii health systems corporation as an endowment to allow the HHSC to become self-sufficient.

 1-28-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 2- 1-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. HLT 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 7
 2-15-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday,
                  02-18-99 at 8:30-11:30 a.m. in House conference room        
                  329.
 2-18-99        H The committee on HLT recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-18-99        H The votes in HLT were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Santiago, Yamane, Arakaki, Kahikina, Kawakami, Lee,         
                  Stegmaier, Leong, McDermott; Ayes with reservations:        
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and none Excused:
                  Rep.(s)
 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.