HB 1008 SD 2

RELATING TO TOBACCO LIABILITY

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 1123

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, SMOKING, TAXATION, TOBACCO TAX

Report Title: Tobacco Liability

Description: Requires tobacco manufacturers who are not part of the Master Settlement Agreement to establish a reserve fund to guarantee a source of compensation to the State. (HB1008 SD2)

 1-27-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. HLT 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 5
 2-15-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday,
                  02-18-99 at 8:30-11:30 a.m. in House conference room        
                  329.
 2-18-99        H The committee on HLT recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-18-99        H The votes in HLT were as follows:8 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Santiago, Yamane, Arakaki, Kahikina, Kawakami, Lee,         
                  Stegmaier, Leong; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ;         
                  1 Noes: Rep.(s) McDermott; and none Excused:
                  Rep.(s)
 2-19-99        H Reported from the committee on HLT (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 659), recommending passage on Second Reading and        
                  referral to the committee on FIN
 2-19-99        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN      with Representative(s) McDermott voting         
                  no and Representative(s) Arakaki, Hiraki, Kahikina,         
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Meyer, Morita, Say, Takamine
                  excused.
 2-23-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday,
                  02-25-99 at 12:00 P.M. in House conference room
                  308.
 2-25-99        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-25-99        H The votes in FIN were as follows:17 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Catalani, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Saiki, Schatz,
                  Suzuki, Yamane, Fox, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses; Ayes
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and none Excused: Rep.(s)
 3- 3-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 789), recommending passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-99        H Passed Third Reading                                     
 3- 3-99        H The vote was as follows:  44 aye(s) to 3 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) McDermott, Rath, Whalen
                  voting no and Representative(s) Cachola, Menor,
                  Okamura, Souki excused
 3- 3-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3- 4-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 41)                   
 3- 4-99        S Passed First Reading and referred to 1. JDC 2. WAM       
 3-10-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 03-15-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229
 3-15-99        S The measure is deferred until 03-19-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 3-19-99        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-19-99        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Sakamoto, Tanaka;        
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara,
                  Anderson
 3-25-99        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1044) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 3-25-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 3-27-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-30-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3-30-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-30-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun
                  Oakland, D. Ige, M. Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata,
                  Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ;        
                  none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 4- 7-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1406) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 4- 7-99        S 48 hours notice 04-09-99                                 
 4- 9-99        S Deferred until 04-13-99 .                                
 4-13-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 25.  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 4-13-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 4-14-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 598) in amended         
                  form (SD 2)
 4-15-99        H House disagrees with Senate amendment(s)                 
 4-16-99        S Received notice of disagreement on 04-15-99, (Hse.
                  Com. No. 617)
 4-19-99        H House conferees appointed: Santiago,
                  Suzuki(Co-)Chairman; Marumoto
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed:  Chumbley, Matsunaga,
                  Levin, Fukunaga, (Co-) Chair; Tanaka, Anderson
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  743)
 4-20-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 682).
 5- 4-99        H Reconsideration of action taken on 04-15-99              
 5- 4-99        H House agrees to Senate amendment(s)                      
 5- 4-99        H Passed Final Reading as amended in (SD 2)                
 5- 4-99        H The vote was as follows:  46 aye(s) to 2 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) McDermott, Whalen voting no
                  and Representative(s) Goodenow, Okamura, Souki
                  excused
 5- 4-99        S Received notice of House reconsideration; agreement         
                  and passage on final reading (House Com. No. 745).
 5- 7-99        H Transmitted to Governor                                  
 7- 7-99        S Act 188, 07-02-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 390)                   
 7- 7-99        H Act 188, on 07-02-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 257)