SB 1583 SD 2 HD 2 CD 1

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY

By Senator(s) D. IGE / FUKUNAGA

Keywords: ADVERTISING AND MARKETING, BANKS AND BANKING, BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, CURRICULUM, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPT. OF BUS., ECON. DEV., & TOURISM, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL SERVICES LOAN COMPANIES, GENERAL EXCISE TAX, GOVERNOR, HIGHER EDUCATION, INCOME TAX, REGIONAL PLANNING, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SMALL BUSINESS, STATE BONDS, STATE PLAN, TAX CREDITS OR REFUNDS, TAX DEDUCTIONS, TAXATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TOURISM, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, USE TAX, VENTURE CAPITAL

Report Title: Technology Omnibus

Description: Consolidates high tech agencies under a special advisor for technology development; creates tax credits for investment in technology business; prohibits the imposition of discriminatory taxes on Internet commerce; and provides other incentives for Hawaii high tech companies. (CD1)

 1-28-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 2- 1-99        S Referred to ECD/EDU/LRE, then to WAM                     
 2- 4-99        S Re-referred to EDU/ECD/LRE, then WAM                     
 2-11-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by EDU/ECD/LRE on
                  02-17-99 at 3:30 p.m. in conference room 212
 2-17-99        S The committees on EDU/ECD/LRE recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-17-99        S The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  D. Ige, Sakamoto, Chumbley, Slom; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Matsunaga, Tam
 2-17-99        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Inouye, Buen, M. Ige, Kawamoto, Taniguchi, Slom;
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and none Excused: Senator(s)
 2-17-99        S The votes in LRE were as follows: 7 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Nakata, M. Ige, Chumbley, Fukunaga, Ihara, Kanno,
                  Slom; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chun
                  Oakland
 2-19-99        S Reported from EDU/ECD/LRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No.
                  365) 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.
 2-25-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by WAM on 02-27-99 at
                  9:30 a.m. in conference room 211
 2-27-99        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 3- 1-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-03-99         
                  at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 3-99        S The measure is deferred until 03-04-99 at 6:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 211.
 3- 4-99        S The measure is deferred until 03-05-99 at 9:00 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: 13 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun
                  Oakland, D. Ige, M. Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata,
                  Tam, Taniguchi, Anderson; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and none
                  Excused: Senator(s)
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 820) 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. 356)                 
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. EDB 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 26
 3-22-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Thursday,
                  03-25-99 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-25-99        H The committee on EDB recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-25-99        H The votes in EDB were as follows:12 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Herkes, Luke, Abinsay, Ahu Isa, Chang,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Morihara, Saiki, Suzuki, Halford,
                  Rath, Whalen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none        
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Ito
 3-25-99        H Reported from the committee on EDB (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1422) 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 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 5-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 04-07-99.
 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, Suzuki,
                  Yamane, Marumoto, Moses; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) Meyer; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Ahu Isa, Fox
 4- 9-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1845) 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:  48 aye(s), with none
                  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. 603)                  
 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: Takamine, Herkes,
                  Morihara, Ito(Co-)Chairman; Nakasone, Suzuki,
                  Halford, Meyer
 4-19-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 619)
 4-19-99        H Re-referred to the committees on FIN, EDB and then
                  jointly to HED/EDN referral sheet 48
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed: D. Ige, Inouye, Nakata,         
                  Fukunaga, Levin, (Co-)Chair; Slom
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  744)
 4-26-99        S Conference committee meeting scheduled on 04-27-99
                  at 5:00 p.m. in conference room 329.
 4-26-99        H House conferee(s) replaced:  Representative(s) Luke         
                  replaced Representative(s) Herkes as Co-Chairman.
 4-27-99        S Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com.
                  No. 729).
 4-27-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Wednesday, 04-28-99 at 3:00 P.M. in conference room         
                  329.
 4-28-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Thursday, 04-29-99 at 11:00 A.M. in conference room         
                  329.
 4-29-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Friday, 04-30-99 at 11:00 a.m. in conference room
                  329.
 4-30-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Friday, 04-30-99 at 6:00 p.m. in conference room
                  329.
 4-30-99        S Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com.        
                  Rep. No. 122)
 4-30-99        S 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1)                         
 4-30-99        H Reported from Conference Committee (Conf. Com. Rep.         
                  No. 122) 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:  49 aye(s) to 1 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Rath voting no and
                  Representative(s) Okamura 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                                     
 7- 6-99        S Act 178, 07-01-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 388)                   
 7- 7-99        H Act 178, on 07-01-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 255)