HB 2798 HD 2

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION

By Representative(s) HIRAKI

Keywords: ATTORNEYS, CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, COURT COSTS, HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, Labor AND Industrial Relations, WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Report Title: Workers' Compensation; Fees

Description: Provides a number of factors that the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations may consider in approving attorneys' fees, including comparable civil litigation attorneys' fees. (HB2798 HD2)

 1-27-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-31-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. LAB 2. CPC ,
                  referral sheet 8
 2- 7-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Wednesday,
                  02-09-00 at 9:45 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 2- 9-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-15-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday,
                  02-17-00 at 10:00 A.M. in House conference room
                  309.
 2-17-00        H The committee on LAB recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-17-00        H The votes in LAB were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Yoshinaga, Catalani, Hiraki, Nakasone, Moses, Rath;         
                  Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s)        
                  ; and 4 Excused: Rep.(s) Goodenow, Okamura, Saiki,
                  Takai
 2-18-00        H Reported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 478-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on CPC
 2-18-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on CPC
 2-18-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Menor, Okamura,
                  Pendleton, Stegmaier excused
 2-24-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday,
                  02-28-00 at 6:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-28-00        H The committee on CPC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-28-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Cachola, Hiraki, Morita, Takumi; Ayes
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) Thielen, Whalen; none
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 7 Excused: Rep.(s) Chang,
                  Garcia, Herkes, Kaho`ohalahala, Yoshinaga, Halford,         
                  Rath
 3- 2-00        H Reported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 596-00) as amended in (HD 2), recommending
                  passage on Third Reading
 3- 2-00        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 03-07-00                   
 3- 7-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 3- 7-00        H The vote was as follows:  45 aye(s) to 3 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Fox, Marumoto, Whalen voting         
                  no and Representative(s) Cachola, Okamura, Yamane
                  excused
 3- 7-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3- 9-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 287)                  
 3- 9-00        S Passed First Reading and referred to 1. LRE 2. WAM