SB 2059 SD 1 HD 2

RELATING TO WELFARE REFORM

By Senator(s) FUKUNAGA / CHUN OAKLAND / HANABUSA / BUEN / MATSUNAGA / CHUMBLEY / KANNO / NAKATA; Ihara, Taniguchi

Companion Bill: HB 1831

Subjects: Women's Legislative Caucus

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT, FEDERAL AID, HUMAN SERVICES, PUBLIC WELFARE, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Report Title: Welfare Reform

Description: Increases the standard of need for families of given sizes to an unspecified percentage of the 2000 federal poverty level. Increases the standard of assistance for exempt households, household in which all caretaker relatives are minors, living independently with minor dependents, and attending school, and for all other households. Provides an annual cost of living increase for assistance allowance. (SB2059 HD2)

 1-19-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-20-00        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. WAM                                
 1-28-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-11-00 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 229
 2-11-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-14-00 at 12:45 p.m.        
                  in conference room Capitol Auditorium.
 2-14-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-18-00 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-18-00        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-18-00        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Fukunaga; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Levin, Anderson
 2-18-00        S Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2389) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 2-26-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  02-29-00 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211.
 2-29-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-29-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 7 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Chun Oakland, D. Ige, M. Ige,
                  Iwase, Kawamoto; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s)         
                  ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 6 Excused: Senator(s)         
                  Buen, Chun, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi, Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2512) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S 24 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 68)                  
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. HSH 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 29
 3-10-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Monday,
                  03-13-00 at 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon in House
                  conference room 329.
 3-13-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03-17-00.
 3-17-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03/20/00.
 3-20-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03-22-00.
 3-22-00        H The committee on HSH recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-22-00        H The votes in HSH were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Arakaki, Kahikina, Lee, Santiago, Stegmaier, Leong,         
                  McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Kawakami
 3-24-00        H Reported from the committee on HSH (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1024-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on FIN
 3-24-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN
 3-24-00        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura, Pendleton,         
                  Takamine excused
 3-29-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03/31/
                  00 at 5:15 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 3-31-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 4- 3-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday,
                  04-05-00 at 3:30 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 5-00        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 4- 5-00        H The votes in FIN were as follows:16 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Espero, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Schatz, Suzuki,
                  Yamane, Fox, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Catalani
 4- 7-00        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1366-00) as amended in (HD 2), recommending
                  passage on Third Reading
 4- 7-00        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 04-11-00                   
 4-11-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 4-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  50 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura excused
 4-11-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-13-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 488)                  
 4-13-00        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-13-00        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 660)      
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: Chun Oakland, Fukunaga,         
                  Levin, (Co-)Chair; Anderson
 4-17-00        H House conferees appointed: Arakaki, Yamane
                  (Co-)Chairman; Kahikina, Santiago, McDermott
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 674).
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  663)
 4-18-00        S Conference committee meeting scheduled on 04-19-00
                  at 10:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 4-19-00        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Thursday, 04-20-00 at 10:00 A.M. in conference room         
                  229.
 4-20-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-24-00 at 10:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 4-24-00        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Tuesday, 04-25-00 at 10:00 P.M. in conference room
                  229.
 4-24-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-25-00 at 10:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 4-25-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-26-00 at 10:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 4-26-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-27-00 at 10:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 4-27-00        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Friday, 04-28-00 at 11:00 a.m. in conference room
                  229.