HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2002
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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE |
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Rep. Dwight Takamine, Chair |
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Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Ben Cabreros |
Rep. Nobu Yonamine |
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Rep. Willie Espero |
Rep. Ron Davis |
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Rep. Michael Magaoay |
Rep. Charles Djou |
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Rep. Bob Nakasone |
Rep. Bertha Leong |
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Rep. Scott Saiki |
Rep. Mark Moses |
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Rep. Nathan Suzuki |
Rep. Jim Rath |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 19, 2002 |
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TIME: |
3:00 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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HB 1761 HD1 (HSCR295-02) |
RELATING TO INSURANCE. Gives insurance commissioner power to regulate health insurance rates. |
CPC/HLT, FIN |
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HB 2834 (HSCR293-02) |
RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Establishes the Hawaii Rx Program to make prescription drugs more affordable to all residents of the State. |
CPC/HLT, FIN |
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HB 2835 (HSCR288-02) |
RELATING TO MANDATED HEALTH COVERAGE REVIEW. Creates a mandated health insurance service review panel to assess social, medical, and financial impacts of mandated health insurance coverage. Repeals the state auditor's duty to review such proposals. |
LAB/EDB, FIN |
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HB 2750 HD1 has not been referred to the Committee on Finance. It has been deleted from the agenda.
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HB 2750 HD1 (HSCR401-02) |
RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS. Provides direct temporary economic relief for a period of two years by allowing private employers the flexibility to implement up to a 60/40 cost sharing for their employees’ health insurance premiums. Sets the maximum employee contribution at forty per cent of the total premium. |
LAB/EDB, CPC, FIN |
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HB 1770 HD1 (HSCR296-02) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Regulates oil companies under the Public Utilities Commission. |
EEP/CPC, FIN |
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HB 2198 HD1 (HSCR297-02) |
RELATING TO GASOLINE. Requires DBEDT to establish quarterly, maximum wholesale gasoline price for Hawaii based on the average price of crude oil prices in four markets; prohibits oil companies from charging more than the maximum price to retailers; establishes civil penalties. |
EEP/CPC/JHA, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine Chair |