Hawaii State Legislature
2002 Legislative Session

SB2027 SD1 HD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Report Title: Prescription Drugs; Special Fund; Drug Expansion Program
Description: Establishes the Medicaid Prescription Rebate Special Fund to hold Medicaid prescription drug rebates. Expands Medicaid eligibility for prescription drugs to individuals at or below 300 per cent of the federal poverty level. Appropriates funds. (SB2027 HD1)
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): MATSUURA, HANABUSA, BUEN
Current Referral:HSH/HLT, FIN

Date Status Text
1/16/2002SPrefiled.
1/16/2002SIntroduced and passed First Reading.
1/23/2002SReferred to CPH/HHS, WAM.
2/6/2002SRe-Referred to HHS, WAM.
2/7/2002SBill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-13-02 at 1:00 pm in conference room 225.
2/13/2002SThe measure is deferred until 02-15-02 at 1:00 pm in conference room 225.
2/15/2002SThe committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2/15/2002SThe votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Matsuura, Buen, English, Fukunaga, Kokubun; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nakata, Hogue.
2/15/2002SReported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2415) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2/19/2002SNotice of public decision making by WAM on 02-21-02 at 9:00 am in conference room 211.
2/21/2002SThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2/21/2002SThe votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Hanabusa, Buen, Chun, Chun Oakland, English, Ige, Inouye, Kawamoto, Kim, Kokubun; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Hemmings ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Sakamoto, Tam.
3/1/2002SReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2711) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
3/1/2002S48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-02.
3/5/2002SReport adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Hogue . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Slom). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
3/6/2002HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 29) in amended form (SD 1).
3/7/2002HPass First Reading
3/12/2002HReferred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 23
3/14/2002HRe-referred to HSH/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 27.
3/14/2002HBill scheduled to be heard by HSH/HLT on Wednesday, 03-20-02 at 8:30 am in House conference room 329.
3/20/2002HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until Thursday, 03-21-02 at 8:30am.
3/21/2002HThe committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahikina, Kawakami, Arakaki, Yonamine; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Auwae; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Stonebraker; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Takai, McDermott.
3/21/2002HThe committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Arakaki, Kahikina, Kawakami, Yonamine; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Auwae; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Stonebraker; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Takai, McDermott.
3/22/2002HReported from the committee on HSH/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 923-02) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN.
3/22/2002HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Stonebraker voting no and Representative(s) Hale, Pendleton, Rath, Takamine, Yoshinaga excused.
3/25/2002HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-27-02 at 3:45 pm in House conference room 308.
3/27/2002HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment