HB 266 HD 2 SD 2 CD 1

RELATING TO NEW MOTHERS BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION AND PROTECTION ACT

By Representative(s) ARAKAKI / TAKAI / MORIHARA / LEE / AHU ISA / TAKUMI / MARUMOTO / CASE / MORITA / KAWAKAMI / CHANG / ITO / KAHIKINA / SANTIAGO / YOSHINAGA

Subjects: Keiki Caucus

Keywords: BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, CONSUMER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DISCRIMINATION, EMPLOYMENT, HOURS OF WORK, HUMAN SERVICES, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, SALARIES AND WAGES, TRADE REGULATIONS, WOMEN

Report Title: Breastfeeding

Description: Requires the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to accumulate, compile, and publish data concerning instances of discrimination involving breastfeeding or expressing breastmilk in the workplace. Disallows employers to prohibit an employee from expressing breastmilk during any meal period or other break period required by law to be provided by the employer or required by a collective bargaining agreement. (HB266 CD1)

 1-22-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. LAB 2. JHA ,
                  referral sheet 3
 1-27-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Friday,
                  01-29-99 at 8:30 a.m. in House conference room 309.
 1-29-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 02-02-99.
 2- 2-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday,
                  02-02-99 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 2- 2-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-10-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday,
                  02-12-99 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 2-12-99        H The committee on LAB recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-12-99        H The votes in LAB were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Yoshinaga, Catalani, Goodenow, Hamakawa, Hiraki,
                  Nakasone, Okamura, Takai, Moses, Rath; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and
                  none Excused: Rep.(s)
 2-18-99        H Reported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 399) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage         
                  on Second Reading and referral to the committee on
                  JHA
 2-18-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on JHA with
                  Representative(s) none voting no and
                  Representative(s) Hiraki, Morihara, Souki, Thielen,         
                  Whalen, Yoshinaga excused.
 2-19-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday,
                  02-23-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-23-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-24-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday,
                  02-26-99 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-26-99        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-26-99        H The votes in JHA were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Oshiro, P., Hamakawa, Garcia, Hiraki, Lee, Takumi,
                  Auwae, Pendleton, Thielen; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) Whalen; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 5 Excused:         
                  Rep.(s) Cachola, Chang, Kaho`ohalahala, Morita,
                  Yoshinaga
 3- 5-99        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 974) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage         
                  on Third Reading
 3- 5-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 03-09-99                   
 3- 9-99        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 3- 9-99        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Moses, Okamura,
                  Stegmaier, Takamine excused
 3- 9-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3-11-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 201)                  
 3-11-99        S Passed First Reading and referred to 1. LRE 2. JDC       
 3-15-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by LRE on 03-18-99 at
                  1:30 p.m. in conference room 225
 3-18-99        S The measure is deferred until 03-23-99 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 225.
 3-23-99        S The committee on LRE recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-23-99        S The votes in LRE were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Nakata, M. Ige, Chun Oakland, Fukunaga, Kanno; Ayes         
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; 1 Noes: Senator(s)
                  Slom; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chumbley, Ihara
 3-25-99        S Reported from LRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1071) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC
 3-25-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
 3-29-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 04-06-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229
 4- 6-99        S The measure is deferred until 04-08-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 4- 8-99        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 4- 8-99        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Ihara, Sakamoto, Tanaka,
                  Anderson; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none         
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chun
                  Oakland
 4- 9-99        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1542) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 4- 9-99        S 48 hours notice 04-13-99                                 
 4-13-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 23.  Noes, none ().  Excused, 2 (Bunda,
                  Kawamoto).
 4-13-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 4-14-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 529) 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)
 4-17-99        H House conferees appointed: Yoshinaga, Oshiro,
                  P.(Co-)Chairman; Catalani, Lee, Pendleton
 4-19-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 618).
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed:  Nakata, Matsunaga,
                  (Co-) Chair; Chun Oakland, Anderson
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  743)
 4-26-99        H Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on
                  Wednesday, 04-28-99 at 9:00 A.M. in  conference room        
                  325.
 4-28-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Thursday, 04-29-99 at 9:30 A.M. in conference room
                  325.
 4-29-99        H Reported from Conference Committee (Conf. Com. Rep.         
                  No. 90) as amended in (CD 1)
 4-29-99        S Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com.        
                  Rep. No. 90)
 4-29-99        S 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1)                         
 4-30-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 05-04-99                   
 5- 4-99        S Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25.          
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 5- 4-99        H Passed Final Reading as amended in (CD 1)                
 5- 4-99        H The vote was as follows:  45 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Hiraki, Morihara,
                  Okamura, Suzuki, Takumi, Yoshinaga excused
 5- 5-99        H Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 792)     
 5- 4-99        S Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House        
                  (Hse. Com. No. 746).
 5- 7-99        H Transmitted to Governor                                  
 7- 6-99        S Act 172, 07-01-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 388)                   
 7- 7-99        H Act 172, on 07-01-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 255)