Hawaii State Legislature
2005 Legislative Session

SB817 SD2 HD1 CD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
Report Title: Employment Security Law; Unemployment Taxes ($)
Description: Improves the administration of unemployment taxes and eliminates the practice of "dumping" whereby some employers and financial advisors use acquisitions or restructuring schemes, including shifting of workforce and payroll, to pay lower state unemployment taxes. (CD1)
Package: Governor
Companion:HB708
Introducer(s): BUNDA (BR)
Current Referral:LAB, JUD, FIN

Date Status Text
1/24/2005SIntroduced.
1/26/2005SPassed First Reading.
1/31/2005SReferred to LBR.
2/1/2005SRe-Referred to LBR, WAM.
2/8/2005SThe committee on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-05 at 1:30 pm in conference room 229.
2/11/2005SThe committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Taniguchi, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
2/18/2005SReported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 489) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2/18/2005SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) 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(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 14 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Tsutsui, Espero, Fukunaga, Hooser, Inouye, Kanno, Kim, Kokubun, Nishihara, Sakamoto, Hemmings, Slom, Trimble; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) English.
3/4/2005SReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 989) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
3/4/2005S48 Hrs. Notice 03-08-05.
3/8/2005SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
3/8/2005HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 164) in amended form (SD 2).
3/10/2005HPass First Reading.
3/10/2005HReferred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 30
4/4/2005HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-06-05 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 308.
4/5/2005HRe-referred to FIN, referral sheet 46
4/6/2005HThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 18 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Chong, Evans, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Nakasone, Nishimoto, Tanaka, Tsuji, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita, Fox, Meyer, Moses, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Carroll.
4/7/2005HReported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1547) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
4/8/2005HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no and Berg, Souki excused.
4/12/2005HPassed Third Reading with none voting no and Representative(s) Arakaki, Souki excused.
4/12/2005HTransmitted to Senate.
4/14/2005SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 536).
4/14/2005SSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/14/2005HReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 649).
4/15/2005HRe-referred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 52
4/18/2005HHouse conferees appointed: Caldwell, Luke, Takamine Co-Chairs; Shimabukuro, Pine.
4/20/2005SReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 663).
4/18/2005SSenate Conferees appointed: Kanno, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Slom.
4/18/2005HReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
4/21/2005SConference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-05 at 2:30 pm in conference room 229.
4/22/2005SThe conference committee has rescheduled its meeting from conference room 229 to 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 04-25-05 at 2:00 pm in conference room 225.
4/25/2005SThe 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, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
4/25/2005HThe Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Caldwell, Luke, Shimabukuro; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Takamine, Pine.
4/29/2005SReported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 154).
4/29/2005S48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-03-05.
4/29/2005HReported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 154) as amended in (CD 1).
4/29/2005HForty-eight (48) hours notice 05-03-05.
5/3/2005SPassed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
5/3/2005HPassed Final Reading as amended in (CD 1)with none 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.
6/9/2005SAct 114, 6/9/2005 (Gov. Msg. No. 933).
6/9/2005HAct 114, on 6/9/2005 (Gov. Msg. No. 311).

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment