RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Labor

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: MATAYOSHI, CHUN, HOLT, LEE, M., MARTEN, SAYAMA, TARNAS
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: Referred to LBT, WAM.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text specifies an effective date of July 1, 2025, which contradicts the candidate's mention of July 1, 3000.

Health Insurance Rules for Employer-Union Trust Fund

This bill requires health insurance plans created by the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to meet or exceed the requirements set by the Prepaid Health Care Act.

What This Bill Does

Requires health benefits plans established by the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund board to meet or exceed the requirements of the Prepaid Health Care Act.

Who It Names or Affects

Employers and unions that use the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund to create health insurance plans for their employees.
Employees who receive health benefits through these trust funds.

Terms To Know

Prepaid Health Care Act: A law in Hawaii that sets standards and requirements for prepaid health care programs.
Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund: A fund established by employers and unions to provide health benefits to employees.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the trust fund fails to meet the requirements of the Prepaid Health Care Act.
It is unclear how this change will affect existing health insurance plans under the trust fund.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment requires health benefits plans established by the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund board to meet or exceed the requirements set by the Prepaid Health Care Act.

The health benefits plan must now comply with the standards of chapter 393, which is related to the Prepaid Health Care Act.

The amendment specifies an effective date of July 1, 3000, which seems unusual and may be a placeholder or error.
Further details about how this change will affect health insurance plans are not provided in the given text.

Bill History

2026-03-10 S
Referred to LBT, WAM.
2026-03-10 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-10 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 131).
2026-03-06 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-06 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 995-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-04 H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-03-02 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-02-13 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-13 H
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 556), recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-11 H
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2025-02-07 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-30 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
2025-01-30 H
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 13) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-01-28 H
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2025-01-24 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.
Employer-Union Trust Fund; Health Plans; Prepaid Health Care Act
Requires the health benefits plan or plans established by the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund board to meet or exceed the requirements of the Prepaid Health Care Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1).

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB815

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

815

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to health insurance
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 87A-16,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

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The board shall establish the health benefits
plan or plans, which shall be exempt from the minimum group requirements of
chapter 431[
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; provided that the health benefits plan or plans shall
meet or exceed the requirements of chapter 393.
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SECTION 2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Employer-Union
Trust Fund; Health Plans; Prepaid Health Care Act

Description:

Requires
the health benefits plan or plans established by the Employer-Union Health
Benefits Trust Fund board to meet or exceed the requirements of the Prepaid
Health Care Act.

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