2025 Regular SessionHawaii Legislature

SB189: Relating To Breast Cancer Screening.

Legislative Summary

Expands mandatory health insurance coverage for low-dose mammography for occult breast cancer to include any supplemental imaging deemed medically necessary for a patient of any age having an above-average risk for breast cancer as determined by the use of a risk-factor modeling tool. On or before 1/1/2026, expands mandatory health insurance coverage to include additional supplemental imaging for any patient, regardless of age, as deemed medically necessary by the patient's primary care provider. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/15/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to HHS, CPN.
Senate
1/23/2025
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-27-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/27/2025
Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/WAM.
Senate
1/27/2025
The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 01-29-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/29/2025
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 119) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.
Senate
2/10/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments
1/29/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Commerce and Consumer Protection(Senate)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text2/7/202528.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/13/202531.8 KB
Misc
Misc2/7/202581.3 KB
Misc
Misc1/26/2025840.2 KB