Measure History

Measure Title:	RELATING TO GENERAL ASSISTANCE.
Report Title:	General Assistance
Description:	Places a twenty-four-month limit on general assistance to households without minor dependents with appropriate exceptions. Requires DHS to refer general assistance recipients to the aid to the aged, blind, and disabled program under specified conditions. Converts general assistance into an entitlement program. Takes effect 07/01/2050. (SD2)
Companion:	SB916
Package:	Gov
Current Referral:	HMS, WAM

Introducer(s):

SAY (BR)

Date		Status Text
1/26/2009	H	Pending introduction.
1/28/2009	H	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
1/30/2009	H	Referred to HUS, FIN, referral sheet 4
2/9/2009	H	Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Thursday, 02-12-09 8:00am in House conference room 329.
2/12/2009	H	The committees on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Brower, Bertram, Yamane, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Carroll, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro.
2/18/2009	H	Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 441) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2/19/2009	H	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Takai, Takumi, Ward excused (3).
3/5/2009	H	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-09 2:30 PM in House conference room 308.
3/5/2009	H	The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Pine, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Awana, Nishimoto.
3/6/2009	H	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 959) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/6/2009	H	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 3-10-09.
3/10/2009	H	Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Manahan, Takai excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
3/12/2009	S	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 216).
3/12/2009	S	Passed First Reading.
3/12/2009	S	Referred to HMS, WAM.
3/16/2009	S	The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-09 2:15pm in conference room 016.
3/19/2009	S	The committee(s) on HMS deferred the measure until 03-20-09 2:40 PM in conference room 016.
3/20/2009	S	The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Ihara, Green; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hemmings.
3/27/2009	S	Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 981) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
3/27/2009	S	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
4/3/2009	S	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-09 9:30 AM in conference room 211.
4/6/2009	S	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, English, Fukunaga, Galuteria, Hee, Hooser, Kidani, Kokubun, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings; and 0 Excused: none.
4/9/2009	S	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1300) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
4/9/2009	S	48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-09.
4/14/2009	S	Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
4/14/2009	H	Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 570) in amended form (SD 2).
4/16/2009	H	House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
4/17/2009	S	Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 567).
4/17/2009	H	House conferees appointed: Mizuno, Brower Co-Chairs; Ward.
4/17/2009	S	Senate Conferees appointed: Chun Oakland, Chair; Tsutsui, Co-Chair(s); Ihara, Hemmings.
4/17/2009	H	Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 709).
4/20/2009	S	Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 589).
4/20/2009	H	Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-21-09 3:45PM in conference room 229.
4/21/2009	H	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-24-09 9:00am in conference room 229.
4/24/2009	H	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-09 9:00am in conference room 229.
4/28/2009	H	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04/29/09 11:00 AM in conference room 229.
4/29/2009	H	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04/30/09 9:00 AM in conference room 229.
4/30/2009	H	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-09 10:30am in conference room 229.
5/1/2009	H	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-09 12:30pm in conference room 229.
5/1/2009	H	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-09 5:00pm in conference room 229.
5/11/2009	D	Carried over to 2010 Regular Session.

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H = House
D = Data Systems
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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