SB 2459 SD 2 HD 1

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS

By Senator(s) CHUN OAKLAND / NAKATA / TAM / FUKUNAGA

Subjects: Keiki Caucus

Keywords: CIVIL SERVICE, EXEMPT POSITIONS, Dept. of commerce and consumer affairs, EDUCATION, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS, SALARIES AND WAGES

Report Title: Professional Counselors

Description: Creates a certification program for professional counselors. (SB2459 HD1)

 1-21-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        S Referred to 1. CPN 2. WAM                                
 2-10-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN on 02-14-00 at
                  9:30 a.m. in conference room 016.
 2-14-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-16-00 at 10:30 a.m.        
                  in conference room 016.
 2-16-00        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-16-00        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Ihara, Inouye, Matsuura; Ayes with        
                  reservations: Senator(s) Slom; none Noes: Senator(s)        
                  ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Hanabusa
 2-18-00        S Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2406) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 2-28-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  03-01-00 at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, M.
                  Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Chun, D. Ige,        
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2737) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 3- 3-00        S 48 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 25.  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 168)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on HLT/CPC, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN, referral sheet 29
 3-17-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT/CPC on Tuesday,
                  03-21-00 at 8:30 - 11:30 A.M. in House conference
                  room 329.
 3-21-00        H The committees on HLT/CPC recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-21-00        H The votes in HLT were as follows:4 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Santiago, Yamane, Arakaki, Lee; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) Kawakami, Leong; none Noes:
                  Rep.(s) ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Kahikina,
                  Stegmaier, McDermott; and
 3-21-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Lee, Chang, Garcia, Hiraki, Kaho`ohalahala, Morita,         
                  Takumi; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Rath,
                  Thielen; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 6 Excused: Rep.(s)        
                  Menor, Cachola, Herkes, Yoshinaga, Halford, Whalen
 3-24-00        H Reported from the committee on HLT/CPC (Stand. Com.
                  Rep. No. 1018-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending        
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on FIN
 3-24-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN
 3-24-00        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura, Pendleton,         
                  Takamine excused