SB 1345 SD 2 HD 1

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION IN THE JUDICIARY

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Subjects: Judiciary

Keywords: CIRCUIT COURT, COURT APPEALS, DISTRICT COURT, INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, JUDICIARY, JUSTICES AND JUDGES, PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEM, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, SALARIES AND WAGES, SUPREME COURT

Report Title: Judiciary; Salaries

Description: Increases judicial salaries. Eliminates early retirement provision for judges, including provision allowing judges to retire whenever the allowance reaches 75 per cent of the member's average final compensation. Protects accrued benefits of judges and former judges. (SB1345 SD2 HD1))

 1-26-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        S Referred to JDC/CPN, then to WAM                         
 2- 4-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC/CPN on 02-10-99
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 229
 2-10-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-12-99 at 11:15 a.m.        
                  in conference room 016.
 2-12-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-18-99 at 11:00 a.m.        
                  in conference room 016.
 2-18-99        S The committees on JDC/CPN recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-18-99        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara; Ayes with         
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Sakamoto, Tanaka,
                  Anderson
 2-18-99        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Taniguchi, Ihara, Inouye, Matsuura; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Slom; 1 Noes: Senator(s)
                  Kanno; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Hanabusa
 2-19-99        S Reported from JDC/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 350)
                  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- 4-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-05-99         
                  at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 5-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 5-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Chun, Chun Oakland, D.
                  Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata, Taniguchi; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Anderson; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Buen, M. Ige,        
                  Tam
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 817) 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, 24.  Noes, 1 (Kanno).  Excused, none ().
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 324)                 
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 26
 3-16-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday,
                  03-18-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-18-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 3-22-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday,
                  03-23-99 at 2:30 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-23-99        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-23-99        H The votes in JHA were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Oshiro, P., Hamakawa, Garcia, Kaho`ohalahala, Lee,
                  Morita, Takumi, Auwae, Pendleton, Whalen; Ayes with         
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; 1 Noes: Rep.(s) Thielen; and        
                  4 Excused: Rep.(s) Cachola, Chang, Hiraki,
                  Yoshinaga
 3-25-99        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1334) 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) Fox, McDermott, Meyer, Rath,
                  Thielen voting no and Representative(s) Takamine
                  excused.
 4- 5-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday,
                  04-06-99 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 6-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.