SB 1129 SD 2 HD 2 CD 1

RELATING TO INSURANCE

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 1067

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: CIVIL SERVICE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE, DEPT. OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, SALARIES AND WAGES, WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Report Title: Insurance Agents

Description: Requires continuing education for insurance agents as a prerequisite for license renewal, creates insurance licensing administration special fund and increases fees. Consolidates most of Insurance Division funds into Insurance Regulation Special Fund to be used to administer Title 24 insurance laws. Exempts HEMIC from levy of insurers based on percentage of gross workers compensation insurance premiums, on up to first $25,000,000 each year. (SB1129 HD2)

 1-26-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-99        S Referred to 1. CPN 2. WAM                                
 2- 9-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN on 02-12-99 at
                  9:30 a.m. in conference room 016
 2-12-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-18-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 016.
 2-18-99        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-18-99        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Hanabusa, Ihara, Inouye, Slom;
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda,
                  Matsuura
 2-19-99        S Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 420) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 3- 1-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by WAM on 03-03-99 at
                  9:30 a.m. in conference room 211
 3- 3-99        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 3- 3-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-04-99         
                  at 6:30 p.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 4-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 4-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Chun, Chun Oakland, M. Ige,
                  Kawamoto, Nakata, Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations:        
                  Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 5 Excused:         
                  Senator(s) Buen, D. Ige, Iwase, Tam, Anderson
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 813) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 3- 5-99        S 48 hours notice 03-09-99                                 
 3- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 25.  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 257)                 
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. CPC 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 26
 3-15-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday,
                  03-17-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-17-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 3-22-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday,
                  03-24-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-24-99        H The committee on CPC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-24-99        H The votes in CPC were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Cachola, Chang, Garcia, Herkes,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Morita, Rath, Whalen; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 5
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Hiraki, Takumi, Yoshinaga, Halford,        
                  Thielen
 3-25-99        H Reported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1431) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage        
                  on Second Reading and referral to the committee on
                  FIN
 3-25-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN with
                  Representative(s) McDermott voting no and
                  Representative(s) Takamine excused.
 3-29-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday,
                  03-31-99 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 3-31-99        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-31-99        H The votes in FIN were as follows:11 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Catalani, Kahikina,
                  Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Saiki, Suzuki, Yamane; Ayes         
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) Goodenow, Fox, Marumoto,         
                  Meyer; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s)
                  Schatz, Moses
 4- 9-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1843) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage        
                  on Third Reading
 4- 9-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 04-13-99                   
 4-13-99        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 4-13-99        H The vote was as follows:  39 aye(s) to 9 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Auwae, Fox, Leong, Marumoto,         
                  McDermott, Meyer, Moses, Pendleton, Rath voting no
                  and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Chang, Okamura
                  excused
 4-13-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-15-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 554)                  
 4-15-99        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-15-99        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 742)      
 4-17-99        H House conferees appointed: Menor,
                  Takamine(Co-)Chairman; Garcia, Yamane, Halford
 4-19-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 619)
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed: Taniguchi, Kanno,
                  Fukunaga, Levin, (Co-)Chair; Hanabusa, Ihara,
                  Anderson
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  744)
 4-23-99        H Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on
                  Monday, 04-26-99 at 1:30 P.M. in  conference room
                  016.
 4-26-99        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-27-99 at 1:30 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-27-99        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-28-99 at 1:30 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-30-99        S Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com.        
                  Rep. No. 114)
 4-30-99        S 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1)                         
 4-30-99        H Reported from Conference Committee (Conf. Com. Rep.         
                  No. 114) as amended in (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:  42 aye(s) to 5 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Fox, Halford, Moses,
                  Pendleton, Rath voting no and Representative(s)
                  Cachola, Okamura, Schatz, Takamine 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        S Enrolled to Governor                                     
 6-30-99        S Act 163, 06-28-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 386)                   
 6-30-99        H Act 163, on 06-28-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 252)