Hawaii State Legislature
2005 Legislative Session

SB294 SD3 HD1 CD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.
Report Title: Minimum Wage Law; Unemployment Law
Description: Raises the minimum wage to $6.75 effective January 1, 2006, and to $7.25 effective January 1, 2007. (CD1)
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): HANABUSA
Current Referral:LAB, FIN

Date Status Text
1/21/2005SIntroduced and passed First Reading.
1/27/2005SReferred to LBR.
2/11/2005SThe committee on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-05 at 2:45 pm in conference room 229.
2/14/2005SThe committee on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 02-16-05 at 2:45 pm in conference room 229.
2/14/2005SThe committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi.
2/15/2005SReported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 90) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and recommittal to LBR.
2/15/2005SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to LBR.
2/15/2005SRe-Referred to LBR, WAM.
2/16/2005SThe committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi.
2/18/2005SReported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 525), as amended (SD 2), with recommendation of referral to WAM.
2/18/2005SReport adopted, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.
2/25/2005SThe committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-05 at 9:30 am in conference room 211.
3/1/2005SThe committee on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-05 at 9:30 am in conference room 211.
3/2/2005SThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Tsutsui, English, Fukunaga, Hooser, Inouye, Kanno, Kim, Kokubun, Nishihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 3 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom, Trimble; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Espero, Sakamoto.
3/4/2005SReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 988) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).
3/4/2005S48 Hrs. Notice 03-08-05.
3/8/2005SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 18; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 6 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Hogue, Ige, Slom, Trimble, Whalen). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
3/8/2005HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 66) in amended form (SD 3).
3/10/2005HPass First Reading.
3/10/2005HReferred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 30
3/11/2005HBill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-15-05 at 8:30 am in House conference room 309.
3/15/2005HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 03-18-05.
3/18/2005HThe committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Caldwell, Nakasone, Chong, Ito, M. Oshiro, Shimabukuro, Souki; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Fox; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Meyer.
3/24/2005HReported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1182) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN.
3/24/2005HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Meyer, Moses voting no and Representative(s) Fox, Morita, Nakasone, Takamine excused.
3/29/2005HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 04-01-05 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 308.
4/1/2005HThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Chong, Evans, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Nakasone, Tanaka, Tsuji, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Fox, Pine; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Meyer, Moses; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Carroll, Nishimoto.
4/8/2005HReported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1573), recommending passage on Third Reading.
4/12/2005HPassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cabanilla, Meyer voting no and none excused.
4/12/2005HTransmitted to Senate.
4/14/2005SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 514).
4/14/2005SSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/14/2005HReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 649).
4/18/2005HHouse conferees appointed: Caldwell, Takamine Co-Chairs; Shimabukuro, Fox.
4/18/2005SSenate Conferees appointed: Kanno, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Inouye.
4/18/2005HReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
4/19/2005HHouse conferee(s) added: Representative(s) Karamatsu.
4/20/2005SReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 663).
4/20/2005SReceived notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 665).
4/20/2005SConference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-05 at 2:00 pm in conference room 225.
4/21/2005SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-05 at 2:30 pm in conference room 225.
4/22/2005SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-05 at 9:30 am in conference room 225.
4/25/2005SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-05 at 2:00 pm in conference room 225.
4/26/2005SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-05 at 10:00 am in conference room 225.
4/28/2005SThe Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Taniguchi, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
4/28/2005HThe Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Caldwell, Takamine, Karamatsu, Shimabukuro; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Fox; and 0 Excused: none.
4/29/2005SReported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 152).
4/29/2005S48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-05.
4/29/2005HReported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 152) as amended in (CD 1).
4/29/2005HForty-eight (48) hours notice 05-03-05.
5/3/2005SPassed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 20 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Baker, Fukunaga, Hanabusa, Ihara, Kim, Nishihara . 5 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings, Hogue, Ige, Slom, Trimble. 0 Excused: none.
5/3/2005HPassed Final Reading as amended in (CD 1) with Representative(s) Finnegan, Meyer, Pine, Stonebraker voting no and none excused.
5/5/2005SReceived notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 776).
5/4/2005HReceived notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 800).
5/6/2005SEnrolled to Governor.
7/13/2005SBecame law without the Governor's signature, Act 240, 7/12/2005, (Gov. Msg. No. 1085).
7/13/2005HEnacted into law without Governor's signature, Act 240, 7/12/2005, (Gov. Msg. No. 459).

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