SB 1544 SD 2 HD 2

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

By Senator(s) CHUMBLEY / TANAKA

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEM, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Report Title: ERS

Description: Gives current deputy sheriffs of the Department of Public Safety and conservation and resources law enforcement officers of the Department of Land and Natural Resources the option of converting from class C to class A members of the Employees' Retirement System (ERS). Allows deputy sheriffs and conservation and resources law enforcement officers to retire without penalty after 25 years of service in that capacity. Provides that all deputy sheriffs and conservation and resources law enforcement officers hired after June 30, 1999, are to be designated class A members. (SB1544 HD2)

 1-28-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 2- 1-99        S Referred to CPN/JDC, then to WAM                         
 2- 4-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN/JDC 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 CPN/JDC recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-18-99        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Ihara, Inouye, Matsuura, Slom;
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda,
                  Hanabusa
 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
 2-19-99        S Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 374)
                  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.
 2-28-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-02-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 2-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun
                  Oakland, D. Ige, Iwase, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Anderson; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) M. Ige,
                  Kawamoto, Nakata
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 598) 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 (Anderson).  Excused, none
                  ().
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 352)                 
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. LAB 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 26
 3-12-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday,
                  03-16-99 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 3-16-99        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 9:00 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 3-23-99        H The committee on LAB recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-23-99        H The votes in LAB were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Yoshinaga, Catalani, Hamakawa, Nakasone, Takai,
                  Moses, Rath; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none         
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Goodenow,
                  Hiraki, Okamura
 3-25-99        H Reported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1316) 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) none voting no and
                  Representative(s) Takamine excused.
 4- 1-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday,
                  04-05-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 5-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 4- 7-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday,
                  04-07-99 at 4:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 7-99        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 4- 7-99        H The votes in FIN were as follows:14 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Catalani, Goodenow, Kahikina,
                  Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Saiki, Schatz, Yamane, Fox,         
                  Marumoto, Moses; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s)
                  Meyer; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s)
                  Ahu Isa, Suzuki
 4- 9-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1789) 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:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Hiraki,
                  Kahikina, Okamura excused
 4-13-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-15-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 602)                  
 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: Yoshinaga,
                  Takamine(Co-)Chairman; Catalani, Souki, Suzuki,
                  Marumoto
 4-19-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 619)
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed: Kanno, Taniguchi,
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Fukunaga, Levin, (Co-)Chair;
                  Slom
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  744)
 4-26-99        H Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on
                  Wednesday, 04-28-99 at 9:45 A.M. in  conference room        
                  325.
 4-28-99        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-29-99 at 10:00 a.m. in conference room 329.
 4-29-99        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-30-99 at 11:30 a.m. in conference room 325.
 4-29-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Friday, 04-30-99 at 11:30 A.M. in conference room
                  225.
 4-30-99        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-30-99 at 3:30 p.m. in conference room 325.