SB 2658

RELATING TO GENERAL ASSISTANCE

By Senator(s) CHUN OAKLAND / KANNO; Nakata

Keywords: BUDGETS, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, GOVERNMENT FISCAL POLICIES, HUMAN SERVICES, MINORS, PUBLIC WELFARE

Report Title: Welfare Reform

Description: Authorizes DHS to keep rollover funds from general assistance.

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-26-00        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. WAM                                
 1-28-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-11-00 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 229
 2-11-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-14-00 at 12:45 p.m.        
                  in conference room Capitol Auditorium.
 2-14-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-18-00 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-18-00        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-18-00        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Fukunaga; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Levin, Anderson
 2-18-00        S Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2348) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 2-29-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  03-02-00 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, M. Ige, Iwase,         
                  Kawamoto, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ;         
                  none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 5 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Chun, D. Ige, Nakata, Taniguchi, Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2522) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S 24 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 226)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. HSH 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 29
 3-10-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Monday,
                  03-13-00 at 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon in House
                  conference room 329.
 3-13-00        H The committee on HSH recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-13-00        H The votes in HSH were as follows:5 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Arakaki, Kawakami, Santiago, Leong, McDermott; Ayes         
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Kahikina, Lee, Stegmaier
 3-15-00        H Reported from the committee on HSH (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 871-00), recommending passage on Second Reading         
                  and referral to the committee on FIN
 3-15-00        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN
 3-15-00        H The vote was as follows:  40 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Cachola, Catalani,
                  Garcia, Hiraki, Kanoho, Kawakami, Morihara, Morita,         
                  Okamura, Souki, Whalen excused