HB 1960

RELATING TO CONSUMER ACTIONS

By Representative(s) HERKES

Keywords: CIRCUIT COURT, CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, CONSUMER PROTECTION, LEGISLATURE

Report Title: Consumer Actions

Description: Establishes, if a constitutional amendment authorizes it, a right of a consumer to bring an action for declaratory relief for any new law enacted by the legislature that has, as its primary impact, a negative economic impact on consumers.

 1-21-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        H Referred to the committees on CPC/EDB, and then
                  referred to 1. JHA 2. FIN , referral sheet 4
 1-27-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/EDB on Monday,
                  01-31-00 at 6:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 1-31-00        H The committees on CPC/EDB recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 1-31-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Chang, Herkes, Yoshinaga, Halford, Rath,        
                  Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s)
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Morita; 1 Noes: Rep.(s) Takumi; and         
                  3 Excused: Rep.(s) Cachola, Garcia, Hiraki; and
 1-31-00        H The votes in EDB were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Herkes, Luke, Abinsay, Chang, Espero, Ito, Suzuki,
                  Halford, Rath, Whalen; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) Ahu Isa, Kaho`ohalahala; none Noes: Rep.(s)         
                  ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Morihara
 2-11-00        H Reported from the committee on CPC/EDB (Stand. Com.
                  Rep. No. 116-00), recommending passage on Second
                  Reading and referral to the committee on JHA
 2-11-00        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on JHA
 2-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  45 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Abinsay, Cachola,
                  Herkes, Okamura, Souki, Yoshinaga excused